Evin PrisonKhaled was a bodybuilding champ in Iran
A photo shows a smiling and very strong man
Then in Evin Prison, at the mercy of nasty folk
His spine fractured, kidneys failed, heart was harmed, leg was broke.
Evin is a bad place, 113 degrees and no A.C.
I'm sure you can think of better places to be
One woman tells us...
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Categories:
rights, abuse, courage, evil, freedom,
Form: Lyric
The Injustice Of LightWhat kind of system, what kind of light,
Where the poor stay in darkness despite the night.
A government servant burns a thousand bright,
Yet pays no bill, no burden in sight.
Free connections, excuses so old,
Feeding on the nation’s wealth, greedy and bold.
Even the electric poles weep in pain,
As justice hangs trembling in its fragile chain.
And there stands...
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Categories:
rights, 11th grade, corruption, deep,
Form: Rhyme
HER HIJAB, HER RIGHTShe is a Muslim
you notice the way she dresses
a hijab wrapped with grace
her body a sacred space she guards.
Like the wind
she moves with quiet strength
dignity woven into every step
her faith not a burden, but a choice.
It is her right
to cover what she holds dear
her body, her soul
a temple shaped by devotion.
So in the interview...
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Categories:
12th grade, abuse, rights,
Form: Free verse
Something cracked the shellFrail heart's are weak minded bigots
I felt this disturbance enter into the light
this cold dark cloud burning below zero
it sends the shivers coming from its shadow
The broken record begins scratching a surface
ingrowing putting the needle between words
sewn deeply rooted the reflection appears mirrored
frozen watching this crossover
it all...
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Categories:
rights, conflict, deep, emotions, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Born to Rise"Blackbird"
You cannot cage what's born to rise,
she blazed beyond their brittle lies.
They named her ash, they named her end,
but fire learns how not to bend.
Her silence cracked the sky in two,
she flew where only lightning flew,
They heard her cry, not weak–but wise–
a battle hymn of "Blackbird" skies....
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Categories:
rights, inspirational, meaningful, motivation, poetry,
Form: Lay
She Wasn't Built to FoldInspired by the USPS "19th Amendment: Women vote"
forever stamp (2020)
They stamped her face–
like that could contain her fire.
Purple, white, and gold–
not colors, but warning,
wrapped around a marching soul.
She didn't walk,
she moved like thunder–
every step cracking silence,
every breath remembering
the women who weren't allowed to speak.
They called her too loud.
Too much.
Too wild.
But she was...
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Categories:
rights, emotions, inspirational, meaningful, poetry,
Form: Ekphrasis
ApplauseYou applause the actor
Her harmonious tone
Her play of words
Her triumphs heard
But do you love the stage after the song
The leftover footprints from where it sang along
Atoning for every step that was missed
Retrieving the dust from her accomplishments
The dust from the skill she used to win
The dirt from the shoes that store talent within
She takes a...
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Categories:
rights, beauty, devotion, feelings, innocence,
Form: Rhyme
CONTROLFreewill is a right, we all should be allowed to have our rights.
Right to move about, and live without fear or doubts.
Some say its love, but true love is like a warm blanket that feels, soft and gives comfort, making us feel so glowing through our life.
Some just want control, and to make...
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Categories:
rights, america, care, growth, love,
Form: Rhyme
Your Rights
Your Rights
Miracle Man
6-16-2025
You can disagree,
and make a sign and protest.
But obey the law!
...
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Categories:
rights, emotions, how i feel,
Form: Haiku
A Night of '89A Night of '89
Footsteps at midnight
the knock no one dared answer.
Dogs howled in silence.
Charred Bodies on the road,
eyes still open to the sky.
The crows never ask.
Posters on the wall
by morning, the faces fade.
Smoke curls from tire pyres .
Mother lights a lamp.
Her son's shoes still by the door.
She dares not whisper.
Gunfire in the dusk,
then a scream...
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Categories:
rights, anger, cry, death, fear,
Form: Haiku
The case of lynching vs suicideThe case of lynching vs suicide
A black man
Hangs
Lifeless
Silent
Eerie
The only sound
Is the wind thrashing around
As it surrounds
The black man
Screaming loud
Trying to get the man to make a sound
The wind howled
In pain
In agony
Watching as the whole town
Laughing like he was some kind of clown
The police never showed
In the...
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Categories:
rights, political, prejudice, race, racism,
Form: Free verse
In Stars AboveSo far away but my heart you shine through.
Stronger, swifter, and wiser, I am better just because of you.
As the past reigned with the man kings your glow reign in me too.
I'm passionate to be directed by my compass, water, and shoes.
Your nose loud as tunes i can only offer a fife.
From a distance...
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Categories:
rights, 7th grade, cheer up,
Form: Free verse
Fueling the Fires
Categories:
hate, irony, rights,
Form: Couplet
No Kings
Categories:
freedom, rights,
Form: Monoku
hey, check it outhey, check it out
(apropos of baited political hooks)
being schooled
can keep you
book hooked
but being learned
can hook
you up
to a free mind…
schools of fish
are fooled
by baited hooks
enticing and teasing
with exotic scents
on swaying lines…
retrospectively,
whether you agree
or not with me
old-schooled dogs
can be taught
and learn
new school tricks…
curiously
just check out
today’s streamed
teasing red-baited
political hooks…
...
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Categories:
rights, america, analogy, books, perspective,
Form: Free verse
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