Popular Anger Poems
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poetry about angst, activism and hate
Popular poems, listed in order of their popularity this month.
Sky_dancer
Poem Published
18th Jun 2020 3:30pm
18th Jun 2020 3:30pm
I'm Sorry I'm Not The Me You Imagined
What a massive disappointment I must have been
when you realised I'm made of flesh and flaws
did you dream all the things I couldv'e seen
as I fight to just breathe through tooth and claw
How far did I fall, when I hit your ground
when my pedestal toppled on waffer thin faith
did your expectations make breaking sounds
and now you leave, me for another drawing, without a trace
And should I now feel pity, or a hole of shame
for the lies you told yourself about the person I am
where your wishbone grew over your vertebrae ...
when you realised I'm made of flesh and flaws
did you dream all the things I couldv'e seen
as I fight to just breathe through tooth and claw
How far did I fall, when I hit your ground
when my pedestal toppled on waffer thin faith
did your expectations make breaking sounds
and now you leave, me for another drawing, without a trace
And should I now feel pity, or a hole of shame
for the lies you told yourself about the person I am
where your wishbone grew over your vertebrae ...
#love
#identity
#myself
#disappointment
#hypocrisy
171 reads
25 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
25th Jun 2020 6:06am
25th Jun 2020 6:06am
that I am black
Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor—all men know something
of poverty; not that men are wicked—who is good? Not that men are ignorant—
what is truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men.” —W.E.B. Dubois
that i am black is not
to say you are not white;
that i am wrong is not
to say that you are right.
while hungry beg i, how
can you be so well-fed,
so full of life, while here
i grovel, all but dead?
that you have nightmares means
not that i have not...
of poverty; not that men are wicked—who is good? Not that men are ignorant—
what is truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men.” —W.E.B. Dubois
that i am black is not
to say you are not white;
that i am wrong is not
to say that you are right.
while hungry beg i, how
can you be so well-fed,
so full of life, while here
i grovel, all but dead?
that you have nightmares means
not that i have not...
#anger
#anxiety
#LifeStruggles
#racism
#inequality
95 reads
11 Comments
Lazy_Dead
.Julia.
.Julia.
Poem Published
10th Jun 2020 9:11pm
10th Jun 2020 9:11pm
Evasion
Visual Poem
You told me you were fighting off demons
Having been battling some viscous monsters as well,
I felt your pain as though my own
It was only later that I realized
by demons, you meant
you were haunted by
wrecked relationships, misspent time, proliferating regrets, and decaying dreams.
All suffered at the hands of a lifestyle you chose and actively pursued.
In other words, you were simply being chased by the consequences of your own...
You told me you were fighting off demons
Having been battling some viscous monsters as well,
I felt your pain as though my own
It was only later that I realized
by demons, you meant
you were haunted by
wrecked relationships, misspent time, proliferating regrets, and decaying dreams.
All suffered at the hands of a lifestyle you chose and actively pursued.
In other words, you were simply being chased by the consequences of your own...
#anger
#addiction
#denial
#hypocrisy
#temptation
125 reads
8 Comments
JohnnyBlaze
Poem Published
23rd Jun 2020 7:30pm
23rd Jun 2020 7:30pm
Settin The Record Straight
scratch
whoop whoop
scratch whoop scratch *
Settin the record straight
Hold on — wait!
Where ya goin?
Don't let'em
discourage you---
be true to yourself
through n through
Yell,
Black Lives Matter!
We shout,
Yo!
We know, Sistah!
We know, Bro!
Yell,
Black Lives Matter
They shout,
In 'Merica?
Oh, hell NO!
What about the Indians?! ...
whoop whoop
scratch whoop scratch *
Settin the record straight
Hold on — wait!
Where ya goin?
Don't let'em
discourage you---
be true to yourself
through n through
Yell,
Black Lives Matter!
We shout,
Yo!
We know, Sistah!
We know, Bro!
Yell,
Black Lives Matter
They shout,
In 'Merica?
Oh, hell NO!
What about the Indians?! ...
#dialogue
#racism
88 reads
11 Comments
The_Silly_Sibyl
Poem Published
26th Jun 2020 6:54pm
26th Jun 2020 6:54pm
Reading the Paper in 2020
#anger
#hate
#frustration
53 reads
5 Comments
JohnnyBlaze
Poem Published
10th Jun 2020 2:20am
10th Jun 2020 2:20am
Black Ink Matters
especially in newspapers these days
where what isn't factual all too easily
blends into the background of white
noise
#BlackLivesMatter
where what isn't factual all too easily
blends into the background of white
noise
#BlackLivesMatter
#lies
#corruption
#politics #deception
#politics #deception
76 reads
8 Comments
JohnnyBlaze
Poem Published
20th Jun 2020 2:50pm
20th Jun 2020 2:50pm
Covid-Juneteenth
It's just a mask
They want sooooo badly
for it to be perceived otherwise
—an impediment to livelihood
—a silencing of freedom
Priorties matter ...
... perspective matters ...
... Black Lives Matter
and this symbol of supposed oppression?
still allows a human being to breathe
#BlackLivesMatter
Please protest sensibly and responsibly
They want sooooo badly
for it to be perceived otherwise
—an impediment to livelihood
—a silencing of freedom
Priorties matter ...
... perspective matters ...
... Black Lives Matter
and this symbol of supposed oppression?
still allows a human being to breathe
#BlackLivesMatter
Please protest sensibly and responsibly
#peace
#support
#inequality
80 reads
11 Comments
JohnnyBlaze
Poem Published
17th Jun 2020 10:37pm
17th Jun 2020 10:37pm
NOW or NEVER
Gettin our Chuck D. caps on
That's right—
it's NOW or NEVER
because Black Lives Matter
Gettin our Chuck D. caps on
That's right—
it's now or never
Time to take it cyberways to the
street
where we'd meet
but you wanna sit there
at your pc in despair
throw your hands up in the air
of wallowed dissed belief
Can ya hear us?
in the virtual town square
shouting, Here we are!
yelling WE CARE!
...
That's right—
it's NOW or NEVER
because Black Lives Matter
Gettin our Chuck D. caps on
That's right—
it's now or never
Time to take it cyberways to the
street
where we'd meet
but you wanna sit there
at your pc in despair
throw your hands up in the air
of wallowed dissed belief
Can ya hear us?
in the virtual town square
shouting, Here we are!
yelling WE CARE!
...
#technology
#racism
#CallToAction
#PowerOfWords
#support
85 reads
7 Comments
Lazy_Dead
.Julia.
.Julia.
Poem Published
6th Jun 2020 6:07pm
6th Jun 2020 6:07pm
F*ck Being a Girl
#women
#frustration
145 reads
20 Comments
AutomaticEmC
Poem Published
30th Jun 2020 7:38am
30th Jun 2020 7:38am
It's Time
Say it loud, say it proud
Let me hear a f*** yeah if you're black or you're brown
White America steady tryna take off your crowns
They stay shooting you down
Blood in the streets
Too many bodies to count
They try to dim your shine and brainwash young minds
But united we stand and scream for justice
It's Time
Rise up and fight the power
Every minute, every hour
And we won't stop till we overthrow their corrupt towers
Take back what's ours
It was never theirs in the...
Let me hear a f*** yeah if you're black or you're brown
White America steady tryna take off your crowns
They stay shooting you down
Blood in the streets
Too many bodies to count
They try to dim your shine and brainwash young minds
But united we stand and scream for justice
It's Time
Rise up and fight the power
Every minute, every hour
And we won't stop till we overthrow their corrupt towers
Take back what's ours
It was never theirs in the...
#anger
#grief
#heartbroken
#CallToAction
#fear
56 reads
11 Comments
SatInUGal
Kumar
Kumar
Poem Published
13th Jun 2020 6:21am
13th Jun 2020 6:21am
THE UNDERGROUND
Afraid of the dark,
Child?” No mama, I am
Afraid of the light.
Child?” No mama, I am
Afraid of the light.
#dark
#racism
#senryu #rebellion
#senryu #rebellion
83 reads
6 Comments
Summerrain75
Poem Published
5th Jul 2020 6:52pm
5th Jul 2020 6:52pm
Untitled
Keep your morality to yourself
You are no judge to impose labels.
Clean yourself of your insecurity and jealousy
So you don't have to put on your mask
My life is my responsibility and I do not answer to anyone
I live my life at my own terms
If you do not know me do not assume that you know my intentions
I have nothing to hide
I'm flawed and have done mistakes
But that do not define me and my entire being
So keep your self righteousness with you
You are no saint
You can put on many layers of mask
But who you...
You are no judge to impose labels.
Clean yourself of your insecurity and jealousy
So you don't have to put on your mask
My life is my responsibility and I do not answer to anyone
I live my life at my own terms
If you do not know me do not assume that you know my intentions
I have nothing to hide
I'm flawed and have done mistakes
But that do not define me and my entire being
So keep your self righteousness with you
You are no saint
You can put on many layers of mask
But who you...
#morality
45 reads
11 Comments
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