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Slavery Poems | Examples of Slavery Poetry

Slavery Poems - Examples of all types of slavery poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for slavery.
Premium Member The Dance of Anger
Against the fury of fire, water and sky, under lightening, thunder and the pouring rain, I danced with body glowing with rage so high, the dance of my life, dance to show my deepest pain! my eyes radiant like...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, anger, angst, anti bullying,
Form: Sonnet



A civil war ferociously raged
A civil war ferociously raged... within complex edifice... derelict hulking corpse delineated courtesy seared, singed, smoldered smithereens formerly robust warrior slain during prime of his life heavenly corporeal outstanding entity subjected to fateful foragers courtesy camping buzzfeeding carrion - fancy feast for famished uber twittering,...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, age, america, angst, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
The broken strings
She wore the beauty formed within her shell The unique embellishments from a greater being That adorned her apron strings Where stains of toil did not impair, the flawlessness that clung upon worn out strings An iridescent glow shone...Read the rest...
Categories: deep, heartbreak, metaphor, slavery,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 3,336 Years of Connection
My wife and I have scrubbed and searched every crumb of leaven unearthed No one will come and check our work We’re on...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, holiday, jewish, slavery,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member The daily grind
Trailing clouds of glory do we come Until by the end we are left dull and glum. How it all came to this We are responsible For being so remiss The magic of our early moments ...Read the rest...
Categories: corruption, slavery,
Form: Free verse



Chains
Wearing bonds invisible Yet indestructible. Find them. Free them. Bring them home. Traffick, pimp, and whore, And some are just next door. Find them. Free them. Bring them home. Some talk of peculiar institutions, Others speak of restitutions. Find them. Free them. Bring them home. Slavery is alive and well...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, black african american, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
A Birds Cry for Freedom
I have been encaged all my life for mans pleasure and fun, my precious life had sadly ended before it even begun. In human terms I have been enslaved so man could hear my song....Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, bird, cry, freedom, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Destiny's Fear
In halls of our reluctant destiny. We fight through hell to be free. Imbued with the Iron will of steel. Realty of horrors becomes real. Broken into many anguish shards. As bloody darkness tries to tear us apart. Slowly hells...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, bible, courage, evil, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
Exodus of the chirping birds
The wise, in silence, they spend their days, Until mistaken, and so they change their ways. So chirp you, little birds, let the trees be shaken, For every silent cry has always been forsaken. The brave, in the dark...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, courage, encouraging, freedom, prejudice,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Our Innocent Girls
What beautiful eyes, Like jewels dropped from the sky. Gentle sapphires asking me why, Locked forever in dark skys....Read the rest...
Categories: dark, innocence, slavery,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
QUESTION FOR A SLAVE
Do you want to go to Heaven Do I have to Work No Yes I want to go to Heaven Thank you, LORD...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, africa, black african american,
Form: Free verse
Is Africa free
ye are better than them finances of the world resources basket for continents out of jealousy and envy we have been raided our men are slain our women, raped! our babies are spill to rocks oh! white raiders, lead generations into slavery...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, africa, anger, anti bullying,
Form: Other
Premium Member Flames
music goes down to that sweet place where virtue rains in flames a noble life ... still slaves, do what thou wilt dancing, still in chains music goes down to that sweet place where virtue rains in flames Candide Diderot. ‘24 vultures. kanye....Read the rest...
Categories: humanity, muse, slavery,
Form: Free verse
A Hexed Mirror
In a hexed mirror's gaze, fate twists and turns, A tangled dance of it's designs, Each step a labyrinth, and each path it spurns, As victims caught within its veiled confines. Reflections fractured, and Moira's refrain, Echoes of choices made...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, destiny, extended metaphor, fate,
Form: Rhyme
The Real Black History
Written By: D. Collins 2/26/24 When I hear "a country of immigrants" I wince in pain. Because one ethnic group traveled here in chains. They didn't walk across the border seeking a better life. They were snatched from...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery,
Form: Crown of Sonnets

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