Freedom Spoken Word Poems

If the message doesn’t have lights,
If the preacher doesn’t rhyme,
If the singer isn’t “branded” enough,
You say it’s not Spirit-filled.
Since when did the Holy Ghost depend...

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I lift my eyes from the place of my struggle,
From the dark corners where battles rage unseen.
My help comes from the Lord,
Maker of heaven, earth,...

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WORSE 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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The smoky clubs of thought/ where shadows dance and poets talk of truth whispered low/man, a story without end/ can you dig it, my friend/...

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I’m losing a battle I did not choose to fight in,
I have waited nearly fourteen years for freedom. 
There is still no stopping him. 
I...

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I wake to choices, mine to make,
No predetermined path to walk,
No scripted lines I have to talk.

This Fourth of July I celebrate
Not just a nation's...

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Does he have something to say
Should he be allowed to say it
Maybe he should be censored 
Stand around without an opinion
He is told not to...

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It took many years for me to love me 
For rich or for poor the body keeps the score.

Society is always on the go no...

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You put me in a box—
'Cause that’s what makes you comfortable.
You put me in a box—
'Cause that’s what makes you strong.
You put me in a...

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Swirling words from an infinite field,
Caught and thought in a moment of time.
Knowing not their future or their yield,
Their full potential may be sublime.

Allow yourself...

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Slave without  the chains
hurt without pain
Wild yet untamed
Born with out a name
Why stand out while others are the same.

They tell me I'm free—
but my...

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I 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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In 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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Searching 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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They see my outline, never my core
A silhouette against their expectations.
Their whispers trail behind me like shadows,
Interpretations I never authorized.

I speak in colors they refuse...

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