Hope Spoken Word Poems
These Hope Spoken Word poems are examples of Spoken Word poems about Hope. These are the best examples of Spoken Word Hope poems written by international poets.
WORSE THEN DOGSWORSE THAN DOGS
Mi step off di docks, salt burn in mi chest,
Suit sharp-press, hope pin to mi vest.
Windrush blood, calypso fire,
Dreams of gold — meet...
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abuse, anger, black love,
A Poetic AppetiteThis is hunger.
This is the way my stomach
turns itself inside out
when I hear a phrase
that makes my spine
straighten like a lightning rod.
I devour adversity
consume the...
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spoken word, appreciation, dedication, poems, poetry,
ANDY'O ON THE SHOWAndy O’(Snaps fingers rhythmically) The air hangs thick with midnight blue/And the city hums a graffiti tune/ a voice cuts through, a velvet blade/Andy...
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culture,
In a Coat of PainI’ve knocked on every door of medicine men—
doors painted with hope.
Swallowed pills of every size and colour.
Been told,
“This one never fails.”
Another promise—
fulfilled only in disappointment.
The...
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Categories:
anger, anxiety, cancer, caregiving,
The One WithinThere is a silent visitor inside you now —
softer than fresh-baked bread,
more precious than gifts from wise men of the East.
A second heartbeat,
gently echoing beneath...
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Categories:
11th grade, 12th grade,
A Season of Smiles - Updated x2In January, the kaboom of fireworks
Redefining glitter above us: What if
The sky was pink, should purple rain besmirch us
Yet, don a cheer for New Year.
In...
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spoken word, appreciation, celebration, family, life,
Mercy, Is the Cry of My HeartI am evil.
I am evil.
And still, in my evil, don’t leave me, Lord.
If You walk away, I will fall.
My flesh will devour me.
I’ve tried to...
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12th grade, appreciation, desire,
When You Say It’s Just Love“Why are you so obsessed?
It’s just love — why suffer that much?”
A patient
who just had a stroke.
What do you expect them to say
but not being...
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Categories:
spoken word, confusion, heartbroken, lost love,
The ForgottenIn the shadows of our nation's promise,
Some stand waiting, papers clutched in hand,
While others cross where fences compromise,
And find a different welcome...
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spoken word, imagery, introspection, meaningful, mental
The Freedom I SeekSearching for a light that guides the way,
Embracing dreams that beckon us to play.
Awakening the spirit, bold and true,
Kites of hope soaring, chasing skies so...
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Categories:
spoken word, destiny, identity, inspiration, inspirational,
Who Is Like You Oh Lord In All The EarthWho is like You, O Lord, in all the earth?
He who breathes galaxies as easily as men exhale,
He who paints the sky with colors no...
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appreciation, friendship, friendship love,
The Paradiddle of Being - Book One: The Struck WorldI.
In the beginning was the Single Stroke Roll—
left-right, left-right, the primordial heartbeat
of existence itself, each alternation a binary choice
between being and non-being, the eternal paradiddle
of...
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Categories:
childhood, identity, introspection, loss,
Break FreeBreak free from the hell around you
And expel the darkness within you
Break free from the chords of time
And get in touch with your creative mind
empty...
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Categories:
america, beautiful, betrayal, body,
Rebel HoustonRebel Houston
(Snaps fingers) Acoustic Digital Hybrid... a breath, a fusion. So, what lurks beyond jazz funk, huh?/
Thinkin' big time, are you? Do you dig?...
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spoken word,
TiredI’m tired.
Not the kind you sleep off—
the kind that settles in your bones
like a storm that never passes.
I’m tired of checking the volume
of my laughter
like...
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Categories:
abuse, betrayal, inspirational,