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Skin Color Poems - Poems about Skin Color

Skin Color

man skin unmatter 
diamond unaffected 
by its put in box

Inspired by Demetrios Trifiatis.

Categories: skin color, anti bullying, philosophy, wisdom,
Form: Senryu

The Insignificance of Skin Color

The color of love will prevail: we, white,
     black, yellow, red, shall pacify the clash
     between good folks and ignorant, white trash,
haters who oppress others without right!

In numbers, unity explodes like night  
     afire with light (like a delivering flash!)

Categories: skin color, america, color, hate, prejudice,
Form: Italian Sonnet

The Story Behind Different Races By Richie Kharis

THE STORY BEHIND DIFFERENT RACES by Richie Kharis 

Many times they act like they are holy sanctimonious 
And every day they pray, but still they can not tell the change 
Another day comes hate, for them, love is an easy exchange 
Yet far away behind their eyes, lies the truth that may be strange 

Oh;

Categories: skin color, black african american, children,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Beautiful Black Girl

Beautiful Black Girl

Beautiful black girl your shade is divine, your silky lacquer skin looks so rich against mine.  You are so beautiful, in time you will know it, you will be refined.

I lived so long with the shame of being so dark.  I did everything I could, I scrubbed as if my skin

Categories: skin color, beauty, black african american,
Form: Free verse

Skin-Color Doesn'T Matter, Part Iii

...Finally, another came in,
a tall man who was a dark shade,
and I admit, at first I thought
that we might just see a replay.
But he was dressed in a fine suit,
with a brief-case full of his work,
he had helped build seven bridges,
was skill in moving around earth,
had taken lead on two projects,
both under budget and on

Categories: skin color, culture, how i feel,
Form: Narrative

Skin-Color Doesn'T Matter, Part Ii

...He kept looking for Asian boys,
and kept trying to set her up,
went out of the way to make things
for Lin and I exceedingly rough.
But Lin had found a make she liked,
and by my side she chose to stay,
the skin-color didin’t matter,
since both of us were getting laid.

But even horny teenagers
get serious after a time,
and when

Categories: skin color, culture, how i feel,
Form: Narrative

Skin-Color Doesn'T Matter, Part I

I remember when I was young,
playing with my best friend Jerome,
we had some woods behind our houses,
our frontier, where we would go roam.
We played soldier, explorer, cowboy,
as most young boys are known to do,
we were both of us nine years old,
so little of the world we knew.
Then his older brother came home
from some overpriced eastern

Categories: skin color, culture, how i feel,
Form: Narrative

Teardrop

Teardrop

Crimson rivers flood our streets          For every fallen fellow man
As hatred rears its head                     White, black, and in-between
Bullets penetrate our peace

Categories: skin color, anti bullying, black african
Form: Rhyme

Skin Color Is a Thing

Until I got to college I had never heard the term black or white.
Because I was not listening possibly, or more so that I never thought about it.
Some people did not have freckles, I was envious of that.
Some had curly hair. I was envious of that too.
Some had height. I still dream of height; I

Categories: skin color, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse

Skin Color

Imagine being afraid of your own skin.
Imagine thinking it's too bright.
Imagine thinking others see it
and shame you for it's sight.

Imagine looking up
and seeing others stares.
Imagine what they're thinking
when you would stare at theirs.

Imagine that there's caution
from seeing your own skin.
Imagine that the others
are baring your own sin.

Imagine that a comfort
is falling down on you.
Imagine that

Categories: skin color, 7th grade, 9th grade,
Form: Quatrain

Skin Color Runs Deep

Let’s face it.
My birth place has left its trace
a fixed stamp on a face called race, 
on this, a surface of brown color I carry
with me to stay till they burn me or bury.

When the choice of race or color is not with any
so why  suffer or claim its supremacy over many,
Though the color

Categories: skin color, discrimination,
Form: Free verse