Poems about America and being American
#America
Poems about America and American culture, history, politics and lifestyle. Also poems about places, states and cities within America, and poetry about American poets and famous American people.
Kinkpoet
Bumped 23rd Oct 2023 11:53pm
11th Jun 2023 2:05am
11th Jun 2023 2:05am
It Happened Again
why are we surprised?
when someone
guns down
children
teachers
clergy
blacks
gays
jews
why are we surprised?
when someone burns down
a church or clinic
why are we surprised?
when someone
runs down people
in charlottesville
or waukesha
who fills the madman’s
addled mind with ideas?
who fills his hand
with the gun?
who sneers
in their commentaries
(that the victims
brought it on themselves)?
...
when someone
guns down
children
teachers
clergy
blacks
gays
jews
why are we surprised?
when someone burns down
a church or clinic
why are we surprised?
when someone
runs down people
in charlottesville
or waukesha
who fills the madman’s
addled mind with ideas?
who fills his hand
with the gun?
who sneers
in their commentaries
(that the victims
brought it on themselves)?
...
#murder
#America
#culture
191 reads
6 Comments
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
29th Sep 2023 1:40pm
29th Sep 2023 1:40pm
Why Can't This Guy Just Accept Responsibility?
Donald Trump is starting
over with his political
schtick instead of being
a real man for what he
had done before and
while he was President.
over with his political
schtick instead of being
a real man for what he
had done before and
while he was President.
#corruption
#America
#FreeVerse
#dialogue
#nonfiction
78 reads
2 Comments
TodaysTomSawy3r
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
Poem Published
27th Aug 2023 9:39am
27th Aug 2023 9:39am
"Smash Mouth" (Parody of "All Star" by Smash Mouth)
#politics
#GunControl
#America
#prison
#nonfiction
119 reads
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Abracadabra
Poem Published
17th Aug 2023 11:14pm
17th Aug 2023 11:14pm
God Save America
Bored with picking time from my teeth
a swarm of idle moments
beg a home on the page
pleading for justice
while darker whispers burrow deep
until the sway of the Zephyr
soothes the night
and then I wake in a sweat
dreaming the bad guy got re-elected
the deserts caught fire
and oceans of apathy couldn't put it out
while all the world was humming
God save America
from itself
a swarm of idle moments
beg a home on the page
pleading for justice
while darker whispers burrow deep
until the sway of the Zephyr
soothes the night
and then I wake in a sweat
dreaming the bad guy got re-elected
the deserts caught fire
and oceans of apathy couldn't put it out
while all the world was humming
God save America
from itself
#anxiety
#corruption
#America #environment
#America #environment
73 reads
1 Comment
Johnny707
Poem Published
6th Aug 2023 2:14am
6th Aug 2023 2:14am
Fight Don't hide
Silent whispers of rebellion ignite.
People rising up, their spirits untamed,
Against those who to control, unrestrained.
With hearts united, they stand tall and strong,
Their voices echoing, breaking the wrong.
No longer enslaved by power's firm grip,
They rise as one, refusing to submit.
They march in unison, a fearless brigade,
With unwavering resolve, their hope displayed.
Like a phoenix, they soar through the darkest night,
Lighting the path with their.
They dismantle the walls built on deceit,
Exposing the...
People rising up, their spirits untamed,
Against those who to control, unrestrained.
With hearts united, they stand tall and strong,
Their voices echoing, breaking the wrong.
No longer enslaved by power's firm grip,
They rise as one, refusing to submit.
They march in unison, a fearless brigade,
With unwavering resolve, their hope displayed.
Like a phoenix, they soar through the darkest night,
Lighting the path with their.
They dismantle the walls built on deceit,
Exposing the...
#America
119 reads
2 Comments
randyjohnson
Poem Published
4th Jul 2023 9:41pm
4th Jul 2023 9:41pm
Fireworks On The 4th
Today is Independence Day and my neighbors will use fireworks.
I hope that they will be careful because people could get hurt.
Last night they used powerful fireworks that sounded like dynamite.
I could hear some children crying because of fright.
Many people are celebrating our independence today.
On July 4, 1776, independence was declared in the USA.
I hope that they will be careful because people could get hurt.
Last night they used powerful fireworks that sounded like dynamite.
I could hear some children crying because of fright.
Many people are celebrating our independence today.
On July 4, 1776, independence was declared in the USA.
#America
#holiday
#freedom #nonfiction
#freedom #nonfiction
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ConsequentialChaos
Poem Published
4th Jul 2023 7:47pm
4th Jul 2023 7:47pm
Heartbeats Red, Heartbeats White, Heartbeats Blue
Amid the clash of musket fire and roar of cannon's boom
A young man marched to battle, in the midst of smoke and fume
He heard the beating of the drums, and felt his heart take flight
And stood there in his uniform, prepared to face the fight
He raised his musket to his shoulder, took aim and held his breath
As smoke and fire consumed the air, and filled his lungs with death
Yet through that haze of gunpowder, he saw his country's fate
A future bright and glorious, where freedom would pass the gate
The roar of battle all around, the cries of...
A young man marched to battle, in the midst of smoke and fume
He heard the beating of the drums, and felt his heart take flight
And stood there in his uniform, prepared to face the fight
He raised his musket to his shoulder, took aim and held his breath
As smoke and fire consumed the air, and filled his lungs with death
Yet through that haze of gunpowder, he saw his country's fate
A future bright and glorious, where freedom would pass the gate
The roar of battle all around, the cries of...
#hope
#soldiers
#war
#America
#freedom
176 reads
3 Comments
mantisdeer
Cait
Cait
Poem Published
29th May 2023 9:01pm
29th May 2023 9:01pm
pEOPLE fOR aMERICAN sOIL
malt o meal salt shakers kiss the rocks;
ocean spray coagulate.
miss laid the remote
as the skies darken.
air raids can
leave the rock greasy
and conditioned.
forward completion,
final gears spring
complex equations.
grid locked pattern
counting road conditions,
incomplete intricacies
manifesto presto,
garden variety gusto
fields the sow.
infrared airways
channel no. 5 pesticide.
breaker breaker
and houston ground
the red is to taste
the grit of sound
.
ocean spray coagulate.
miss laid the remote
as the skies darken.
air raids can
leave the rock greasy
and conditioned.
forward completion,
final gears spring
complex equations.
grid locked pattern
counting road conditions,
incomplete intricacies
manifesto presto,
garden variety gusto
fields the sow.
infrared airways
channel no. 5 pesticide.
breaker breaker
and houston ground
the red is to taste
the grit of sound
.
#anxiety
#America
#religion
#hell
#despair
260 reads
4 Comments
randyjohnson
Poem Published
29th May 2023 7:09pm
29th May 2023 7:09pm
Memorial Day, 2023
Many soldiers have died for the USA.
We're paying tribute to those people today.
When those soldiers died, it brought about plenty of sorrow.
They fought and died so that America could have a tomorrow.
Those soldiers fought bravely until their lives came to an end.
They weren't just soldiers and heroes, they were also friends.
We're paying tribute to those people today.
When those soldiers died, it brought about plenty of sorrow.
They fought and died so that America could have a tomorrow.
Those soldiers fought bravely until their lives came to an end.
They weren't just soldiers and heroes, they were also friends.
#soldiers
#America
#memorial #nonfiction
#memorial #nonfiction
112 reads
1 Comment
goldenmyst
Poem Published
26th May 2023 00:28am
26th May 2023 00:28am
salad days
salad days
tossed
by Greek salad days
olive kisses feta
tossed
by Greek salad days
olive kisses feta
#love
#romantic
#America
#haiku
#sensual
198 reads
6 Comments
javalini
Poem Published
3rd Apr 2023 4:43pm
3rd Apr 2023 4:43pm
AMERICAN SHOOT 'EM UP
dreamed
i was somebody
for a minute
like i held the keys
to the goddamned
kingdom and even
my sweat was holy
and it was real, baby,
and i just walked in like i owned it,
knocking that shit down
like i don't know what
my bullets rippin' right through
and them scatterin' like birds
and, man, don't act all high
and pious like it matters
when nothing goddamn matters
in this shit world
but politics and money
and your horse shit
so-called liberty,
not even this
(59 unique words)
i was somebody
for a minute
like i held the keys
to the goddamned
kingdom and even
my sweat was holy
and it was real, baby,
and i just walked in like i owned it,
knocking that shit down
like i don't know what
my bullets rippin' right through
and them scatterin' like birds
and, man, don't act all high
and pious like it matters
when nothing goddamn matters
in this shit world
but politics and money
and your horse shit
so-called liberty,
not even this
(59 unique words)
#death
#GunControl
#America
165 reads
3 Comments
Mountainriverman
Poem Published
26th Mar 2023 4:24pm
26th Mar 2023 4:24pm
Pull the plug
We are the life support for this chaos
Think it's time to pull the plug
They can't breathe without us
Making them money as we all go broke
Groceries and housing at an all time high
And the greedy politicians at an all time low
Look and see all the families starving
And all the government is worried about
Is telling us all to "stay woke"
This ship is sinking
We are dancing as we drown
Our fate decided by spineless leaders
Nuclear ash will cover the ground
Think it's time to pull the plug
They can't breathe without us
Making them money as we all go broke
Groceries and housing at an all time high
And the greedy politicians at an all time low
Look and see all the families starving
And all the government is worried about
Is telling us all to "stay woke"
This ship is sinking
We are dancing as we drown
Our fate decided by spineless leaders
Nuclear ash will cover the ground
#America
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