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.
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
203 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
307 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
251 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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0 Comments
PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
22nd Mar 2023 11:29pm
22nd Mar 2023 11:29pm
neck deep
adrift off into the sea; where tides are most certainly; who ever tells you that an island (that one must up keep or lose) is all one needs-they are lying;
what's worse- stake was laid claim here long before thee; so destined sooner or later one were to be neck deep-in various ways....
this is a rigged game to hold one's soul hostage and in a bottle🥃while more or less in denial or exiled one way or another to the shark inhibited sea....
left for...
what's worse- stake was laid claim here long before thee; so destined sooner or later one were to be neck deep-in various ways....
this is a rigged game to hold one's soul hostage and in a bottle🥃while more or less in denial or exiled one way or another to the shark inhibited sea....
left for...
#philosophical
#FeelingTrapped
#America
#MentalHealth
#myself
233 reads
ms_kitty_lagniappe
Ms K
Ms K
Poem Published
11th Mar 2023 10:48am
11th Mar 2023 10:48am
New Orleans My Lagniappe
New Orleans, my beloved city,
Your soulful charm and vibrant energy,
Forever woven into my heart and soul,
A bond so strong, I'll never let go.
When Katrina ravaged through our streets,
My world shattered into a million broken pieces,
But amidst the chaos and destruction,
I found the strength to rebuild and heal my soul's affliction.
With each keystroke and every word I write,
I breathe new life into our spirit, so bright,
Your colors, your sounds, your people so true,
All come alive in my art, as I pay homage to you.
In my dreams, I...
Your soulful charm and vibrant energy,
Forever woven into my heart and soul,
A bond so strong, I'll never let go.
When Katrina ravaged through our streets,
My world shattered into a million broken pieces,
But amidst the chaos and destruction,
I found the strength to rebuild and heal my soul's affliction.
With each keystroke and every word I write,
I breathe new life into our spirit, so bright,
Your colors, your sounds, your people so true,
All come alive in my art, as I pay homage to you.
In my dreams, I...
#America
#freedom
#dance
299 reads
5 Comments
Isgyppie_
Poem Published
1st Mar 2023 7:16pm
1st Mar 2023 7:16pm
Have We Had Enough
I feel it everywhere. In the tainted breeze, in the earth, as she screams in agony while she rejects us violently.
I feel cold as it bounces off the impenetrable strangers that don’t know they need each other, due to the monopoly game that we are predestined to lose, brothers competing against brother
while they are the bankers, cheating and clawing and consuming and contaminating.
We keep rolling the dice.
We Give them our power in trade for convenience and seclusion, for mind and body-numbing drugs and entertainment, at the cost of our...
I feel cold as it bounces off the impenetrable strangers that don’t know they need each other, due to the monopoly game that we are predestined to lose, brothers competing against brother
while they are the bankers, cheating and clawing and consuming and contaminating.
We keep rolling the dice.
We Give them our power in trade for convenience and seclusion, for mind and body-numbing drugs and entertainment, at the cost of our...
#America
#evolution
#HumanRights #morality
#HumanRights #morality
380 reads
2 Comments
Pinkdreams
Poem Published
18th Feb 2023 4:21am
18th Feb 2023 4:21am
Show and Tell
no more dolls
no more toys
no more games
by middle school
childhood is not just gone
its obliterated
an eighth grader
brought a gun to school
he's showing his friends
one of his besties
gets to hold the clip
this goes on
for three days
finally a student reports it
a week ago:
a lockdown
close to two hours
note in the high school boys bathroom:
"I'm going to shoot up the school"
underneath
a...
no more toys
no more games
by middle school
childhood is not just gone
its obliterated
an eighth grader
brought a gun to school
he's showing his friends
one of his besties
gets to hold the clip
this goes on
for three days
finally a student reports it
a week ago:
a lockdown
close to two hours
note in the high school boys bathroom:
"I'm going to shoot up the school"
underneath
a...
#childhood
#GunControl
#America #school
#America #school
284 reads
5 Comments
Results_May_Vary
Poem Published
16th Feb 2023 10:40am
16th Feb 2023 10:40am
Superbowl
We'll see who can really stand the fire
We'll watch the flames rise and you shrink away
We built this kingdom on top of the pyre
We'll watch it all burn by the end of the day
We've taken pride in becoming the savages
No more lessers to force to carry the baggage
If you're gonna be bad, be the worst
Drink even their blood if it'll quinch the thirst
All the morals and lies, poor mother and father
It's not enough to be alive, but to burden a child with hell
Clarity for the sick, but they wouldn't even bother
Lost in the struggle...
We'll watch the flames rise and you shrink away
We built this kingdom on top of the pyre
We'll watch it all burn by the end of the day
We've taken pride in becoming the savages
No more lessers to force to carry the baggage
If you're gonna be bad, be the worst
Drink even their blood if it'll quinch the thirst
All the morals and lies, poor mother and father
It's not enough to be alive, but to burden a child with hell
Clarity for the sick, but they wouldn't even bother
Lost in the struggle...
#corruption
#politics
#America #religion
#America #religion
152 reads
DCLXVI_1989
Poem Published
7th Feb 2023 1:44am
7th Feb 2023 1:44am
Blank Title
In this ever-loving bloom
We all consume the lasting gloom
Until the doom sits in our tomb
There's no escaping
In this illuminating night
Where the light gives up the fight
Where the fright just feels right
There's no mistaking
Chaos becomes routine
The way is lost, ruining
We're just agreeing
Shrug off the meaning
We're all partaking
Defrost our icy hearts
We played the part of the depart
Callous and hard, with mind made scarred
There's no awaking
Sitting still and passive
While...
We all consume the lasting gloom
Until the doom sits in our tomb
There's no escaping
In this illuminating night
Where the light gives up the fight
Where the fright just feels right
There's no mistaking
Chaos becomes routine
The way is lost, ruining
We're just agreeing
Shrug off the meaning
We're all partaking
Defrost our icy hearts
We played the part of the depart
Callous and hard, with mind made scarred
There's no awaking
Sitting still and passive
While...
#America
241 reads
0 Comments
Results_May_Vary
Poem Published
1st Feb 2023 1:21pm
1st Feb 2023 1:21pm
Pigs
all my friends have different names
all my pleasures have secret shames
every rule plays a different game
and only God knows the error of my ways
spin around and squeeze the vice
flip the coin and throw the dice
bring this to life and convince yourself
the money's right to justify
another whore for the voters
plot and pick your names and delegations
burn the righteous and reward the sinners
the strategy of propagation
spit the words of a book
no more real to you than the love
you claim for your child ...
all my pleasures have secret shames
every rule plays a different game
and only God knows the error of my ways
spin around and squeeze the vice
flip the coin and throw the dice
bring this to life and convince yourself
the money's right to justify
another whore for the voters
plot and pick your names and delegations
burn the righteous and reward the sinners
the strategy of propagation
spit the words of a book
no more real to you than the love
you claim for your child ...
#corruption
#politics
#America #religion
#America #religion
240 reads
3 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
1st Feb 2023 1:27am
1st Feb 2023 1:27am
Future Whispers To The Dawn Of The Past...
Body centered, inhaling, exhaling, Dragon Blood incense bellowing, purple candle burning
Eye closing, reversing, blackness churning
Elevated, cognitive lifted, I proudly breathe as a French Haitian Creole intellectual and with blessings, gifted
Devoid the temple of all negative strife, earthly contentions
Visions passing of several dimensions
Who are you, monsieur, to you have invaded my space in the universal of man’s time
Were you ordained by the secrets of Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, God’s seeds planted to harvest the land of milk,...
Eye closing, reversing, blackness churning
Elevated, cognitive lifted, I proudly breathe as a French Haitian Creole intellectual and with blessings, gifted
Devoid the temple of all negative strife, earthly contentions
Visions passing of several dimensions
Who are you, monsieur, to you have invaded my space in the universal of man’s time
Were you ordained by the secrets of Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, God’s seeds planted to harvest the land of milk,...
#America
#Buddhist
#spiritual #culture
#spiritual #culture
557 reads
11 Comments
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