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The Glorious MachineIn the past we had to rip them from their mothers
screaming, crying ... afraid
and remold them in our image
antiquated traditions to be discarded
minds and values to...
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Categories:
native american, scary, slavery,
Form: Free verse
Path Of DestructionA road to nowhere is all they construct
He who blindly follows will self-destruct
We awaken at dawn just to suffer
For many, life couldn’t be any tougher
Their dark cunning plans brought to light
The road to dystopia now...
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Categories:
slavery, corruption, dark, endurance, evil,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
slavery, character, humanity, people, perspective,
Form: Than-Bauk
PeaceHow would it feel to wake up with no worry?
No more pain, sorrow or anxiety
No more overthinking? How happy I’d be
Free from this mental slavery
How sweet my emancipation day would be
No...
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Categories:
slavery, beach, deep, mental health,
Form: Free verse
Chained Animals
A majestic beast, so wild and free
Tamed and held in captivity
Chained and bound, no longer wild
The beast's spirit, so broken and mild.
The beast is forced to toil and serve
The master's will, it can't observe.
Its dreams...
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Categories:
animal, extended metaphor, slavery,
Form: Rhyme
Statue
At the park, there’s a man built of black stone
He stands shamed with an indifferent rifle that yawns at the sky
His stallion is frozen in gallop, to be forever majestic
In the sweltering day, the man...
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Categories:
slavery, black african american, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
Slave By MoneyBecause we're slave
By money, we go to work
Even there's typhoon....
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Categories:
discrimination, engagement, perspective, slavery,
Form: Senryu
Baby Bait
Categories:
slavery, abuse, america, angst, art,
Form: Senryu
SMALL FRYSeated beside a river, waiting for the sun to lay down.
Blonde hair rolling to all appearances
Gazing at the leviathan gulping the fish
A soul inside me experienced uneasiness
The moon pronounced the fate of life.
The missed cuckoo...
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Categories:
slavery, anxiety, character, conflict, how
Form: Free verse
'Forward Brave Souls' Victims of Ambition's Merciless Will“Up men to your posts! Don’t forget today that you are from old Virginia.”
– General George Pickett
Beneath Gettysburg's sun a merciless blaze
Stood Pickett with his face etched with war's haunting gaze.
A mind torn asunder...
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Categories:
death, history, slavery, violence,
Form: Ballad
Water's DesignToo soft to describe with words
Letters have sharp edges
And speech can’t define
If peace were a river
I would be a leaf
Falling in my deadness
The freshness of green gone
Helpless as I am
Swirling in the wind
Destined for the...
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Categories:
slavery, freedom, hope, humanity, river,
Form: Free verse
A Cheap Pleonasm: Make America Great AgainAmerica has been GREAT, great for the last two centuries.
All right, America has been the greatest among all countries,
For a long time. MAGA is a cheap pleonasm, which just
Won the most contentious election in American...
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Categories:
slavery, africa, america, black african
Form: Rhyme
Modern Slavery
I remember the day I started digging my own grave,
Was the day they gave Me a number
To work as their slave.
My life, my existance all owned by the machine,
To strive for the man who I...
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Categories:
slavery, work,
Form: Rhyme
Let's Break All The ChainsLet's sever all the chains
Through all types of pains
In order to get there
Let's take the trains
In order to get there
We must fight for our rights
We are not afraid to turn days
Into wonderful and starry nights
In...
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Categories:
slavery, africa, black african american,
Form: Rhyme
History Is ImpartialThe real history knows how
To pick great men/women who know how
To serve, help, protect, defend and lead.
Great leader fights all the way
With his life, and never finds the easiest way.
Great leader fights against racism, corruption,...
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Categories:
slavery, betrayal, corruption, discrimination, history,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Slavery Poems
Definition | What is Slavery in Poetry?
Poems Related to Slavery
bondage, labor, enslavement, servitude, captivity, serfdom, enthrallment, thralldom, restraint, work, thrall, grind, drudgery, indenture, drudge, toil, moil, subjugation, subjection, peonage, serfhood, feudalism, vassalage, bullwork, chains constraint, helotry, menial labor,