Family Slam Poems | Examples
These Family Slam poems are examples of Slam poems about Family. These are the best examples of Slam Family poems written by international poets.
I think I may come from and my
hole entire family are tomatoes
And this the reason I think why
is this
We all have and possess such
perennial rotten luck
Passed down from my Dad to
Bianca the baby
Red faces born out of total
and due to utter exasperation
Wondering why oh why
What on earth did or could we all
of us have done wrong
Each and every one of us tarred
with the same unsightly fate
Also knowing nothing is or will
ever change
Or we will ever get to know the
reason why
Either
Like I said right before
you came
5 week's would come
and go
One day we would be happily patiently
eagerly awaiting your arrival
And seemingly the very next day
driving you back and waving you
a sad farewell and goodbye
But id rather that as much as it may sting
Better that than having you never have
came at all
And at least you have a loving family
awaiting your arrival on the other side
So thanking you my Sister Joanne from
the piece missing from my heart
For coming in the 1st place as that
was solely down to you
And as a parting gift please I pray you
know this if nothing else beside
You are the middle center ground truly
blessed to be loved on either side of
the equator in equal increasing amounts
both true north and due south
And let me finish by saying merely this
You haven't even barely left no time
has in fact elapsed
But already you are sorely missed
Hello my poetry soup family
I'm back from a much needed internet fast
I pray all of you are doing well and are in good health
Hopefully laughing at least once a day
Although cracking up is better
let's make that our goal.
Cracking up at least once a day
Not a snicker
Not a giggle
Not a smirk
Uncontrollable laughter
The kind that echo and travel down the black top
Split at the corner of the block and go in both directions
The kind of laughter that happens 9 times in a row
Until it's out of your system
But you have to grab your pudgy midsection
Because its in pain after you're done
I'm laughing and smiling in Philly (215)
Hopefully it's contagious
And you catch that instead of COVID
Ushering forth from the womb
Born into this world with a
silver spoon awaiting
The burden of one's title responsibility
and family name
This became and turned into a
derivative of entitlement of grandeur
and selfish indulgence
Until such day as the bright lights and a
A-list Hollywood actress came stealing
him away
And so swept up in the desire and thought
of love
He lost his very way only to realize
1 fateful day to late
That what he had in fact sold his soul
out for
Was instead a ticket to the most superficial
disingenuous circus whirlwind show ever
witnessed on planet earth
That unfortunately for him never in his
wildest dreams ever have conceived
Sadly for you Harry though when all is said
and done
And I am sure over time you will
eventually realize
Megan is not and will never be on
a par or a substitute for Dianne
your mother
And you will only likewise ever have
1 Father and 1 Brother
Who I hazard a guess have your best
interests at heart
More than your new found friend's
such as talk show hosts
Oprah and James
Proudly exclaiming the benefits
Apposing thumbs and a superior intellect
we as human beings are in possession of
Isn't it then amazing and inconceivable
How amazingly stupid and gullible
we are
Like for instance paying out hard earned
money over in order to purchase a book
Shamelessly entitled
How to Win the Lottery
By someone who has no quams admitting
HAVE NEVER IN FACT ACTUALLY EVEN
WON THE LOTTERY THEMSELVES
Or come close or have any evidence or
basis to back this theory up
And not only buy it in the 1st place but
read it and buy into it as well
I often wonder if our family pets must
sometimes look at us and think
Seriously
Who on earth though it was a good
idea to leave you in charge
And are you taking me out for a walk
or am I just indulging you
Maybe that's why I take the lead
Because your not obviously capable of being
left to your own devices
Without guidance
Just this minute finished
conversing with my sister online
Because i can't visit her or
speak face to face as she still
lives in South Africa where we
moved and grew up as children
Whereas i live back in Liverpool
where i was born
And discovered what i really
trully want 1st and foremost
above anything
My dream would be if i was to
be granted 3 wishes was to win
the lottery or have anything i
wanted
Would be to buy back address
140 Kilburn Street the only
one true house and home
i have ever known
Because if i did i would in
essence be reclaiming my
childhood memories
A house is but bricks and mortar
but a home is built on the memories
and love that resides inside it's wall's
And unfortunately now in my case
i know and can put a price on mine
if i wish to get them back
That and if the family who bought
it and live their now are willing
to sell
Or aren't similarly emotionally
attached to it
As i and my family were
You can't choose your family
But you can choose your friend's
But if you are blessed with a
great family
Then your family are your friend's
And as they say blood is thicker
than water
And maybe that is the reason
Why you have to post and
look up one's so called friend's
on facebook
And your family visit face to face
When they get a six sense something
is wrong or you really are in need of
them
Not long to go now until we are
told we will know
How the next 4 year's are bound
to pan out
As the way it's been reported on
it's almost like we have a casting
vote or have a say in it ourselves
Bering in mind however or whichever
way it pan's out it is entirely up
to them not us
I highly doubt they care what we think
anyway as they have far more pressing
problems to deal with
And when such a big deal is made
of Russian interference why or how
come we don't feel the need to but
out either
If you believe in the supposition
that the news media are the so
called all knowing visionaries
they proport to be like our very
own BBC
Then this election is moot anyway
And just how much power can
or does a President really wield
in an actual democracy
Only a Dictator who rules by
an iron fist is trully blessed
with the gift of absolute power
Ask any old ordinary folk who lives
in say Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan
or Saudi Arabia
On the basis of if no one is looking
over there shoulder or they are
reading verbatim from a script
Pause, smile for effect praise
the leader and maybe you will
see your family again
Used to be the question mark
On top of a full stop
Until needed inverted commas
To require an explanation mark
To highlight an apostrophe
So as to prove
A firm grip on grammar
All present and correct every
punctuation point, apostrophe,
inverted comma, explanation mark,
full stop and question mark
A+
Gold star
Teacher's pet
Front of class
2nd period maths
So bring out your times table
+ , × , ÷, -
D-
Must try harder
Teacher's worst nightmare
Back of class
Why am i not good at everything
I am not like other's allowed
to posess limitations
I have pushy parents and
mummy and daddy
sure as hell won't be happy
or best pleased
And worst of all if not already
feeling bad enough i have to
be the one to tell them
Trying one's best that results in
failure is simply not good enough
or a viable excuse
As in family terms
D stands for disappointment
C , contempt
B , borderline
A+ , acceptable
But only if it's nothing less than
99 out of a 100
If i was a betiing man
I'd go all in and bet my
none exiting inheritance
That just as many people die
On perfect day's
As on the day's
Wishing they we're dead
The only difference, 2 fold being
The dead never get to speak or
tell about it when they get home
and a family member or loved
1 generally does ask
How was your day
Did you have a nice day my love
And surely no one wants to die
on a perfect day but rather when
life has you kneeling baying
for a mercy kill
To a place where everyone now is
equal and has to wait in turn as
no 1 gets to jump the que even those
once deemed rich and famous
and moderately successful
Better to be standing behind them
with nothing to declare but untold
debts and tales of persecution than
with a pocket full of ill gotten gain
and a C.V boasting a multitude of
awards and achievements
Apart from taking and never giving
back anything in return
Which of these is a more admirable personality trait or quality ?
Stealing from or ripping off ?
Please place a Tick or X in the aforementioned box below
A) Family
B) Friend's
C) Stranger's
D) None of the above is sadly not an option in this case otherwise it renders the question mute
Just how low can i go ?
I really couldn't tell you
I haven't hit the rock at the bottom yet
Depth is not so much a measurement or a reading
As an everday occurrence and reality
If nothing else i know i still have the
love and support of my family
So don't count me out just yet
i am not down and out completely
You posed the question
So i will answer
What matters most to me
In simple terms is my family
For i fear not for myself
As expendable am i
But those i love
And have come to rely on
Are not
And should anyone or anything
come between us
Be truly sure and understand this
I will not a single of my remaining day's
Inserting pins and reciting curses
On you and your loved one's
Both past and present
An eye for an eye
You take one of mine
I will make it my mission
To haunt you for eternity
26th March 2020
What matters most to me
Chantelle Anne Cooke
Poetry Contest Entry
The lady down the lane
Who resides at Cottage Number 19
The Ambulance just took away
I did not know her actual name
Nor where she came from
If in fact she even received vistors
Or had a family of her own
Nor where or when in fact
her funeral will be held
The only thing i can recount
Is her garden was kept immaculate
I can only hope
Someone's life she must have touched
Along the way just enough
To wish her well along her way
From this life
Into the next
And if her garden was anything to go by
Then heaven has just gained
A garden angel
A rose devoid of thorns
22 March 2020
For Craig Cornish
Lady down the Lane
Poetrysoup Contest
With the world in lockdown
What is left to do ?
But log onto soup
And write about it
It's a sorry state of affairs
In solitary confinement
Such as doing simple math to
while the time away
Like
Counting how many sheets are on
a single toilet roll
Or
How long it takes for a kettle to boil
Or
Just how many repeats there are
these day's on television
It's at times like this i suppose we should be grateful for the internet
Even if it mostly doom and gloom
and tales of woe in our future ahead
With just a smattering of Fake News
for good measure
And 1 or 2 funny videos of cat's and dog's
For the loneliest of them all
With no family or friends
To count upon