Human Rights Poems
#HumanRights
Human rights poems, poetry about a broad range of human rights issues. Human rights are integral to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language and religion. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom of opinion and expression, freedom from slavery and torture, the right to work and education.
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migrant workers
the pain is etched
on each face,
heavy loads being carried
under constant strain,
moving to gather crops
in the blistering sun,
weathered skin
under shaded hats,
bone, muscle and souls
all sore and tired,
moving back and forth
finishing the day's labor,
still overworked and underpaid
so a few rich can have more,
while the poor are nourished
by strong will and determination.
on each face,
heavy loads being carried
under constant strain,
moving to gather crops
in the blistering sun,
weathered skin
under shaded hats,
bone, muscle and souls
all sore and tired,
moving back and forth
finishing the day's labor,
still overworked and underpaid
so a few rich can have more,
while the poor are nourished
by strong will and determination.
#identity
#earth
#consumerism
#HumanRights
#culture
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A Bullet Waits For No One
A bullet waits for no one,
Regardless of your color, race or name,
It has but one purpose,
Regardless of its origin or its aim.
A bullet doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor,
It has no logic or emotion or stand,
Because whether it’s in war or peace time,
A bullet doesn’t care where it lands.
No matter how you put it into perspective,
A bullet has no conscience or any patience,
It can save a life by taking another one away,
Or it can take multiple ones without any sense.
Border patrol: Sir, you have to...
Regardless of your color, race or name,
It has but one purpose,
Regardless of its origin or its aim.
A bullet doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor,
It has no logic or emotion or stand,
Because whether it’s in war or peace time,
A bullet doesn’t care where it lands.
No matter how you put it into perspective,
A bullet has no conscience or any patience,
It can save a life by taking another one away,
Or it can take multiple ones without any sense.
Border patrol: Sir, you have to...
#LifeStruggles
#HumanRights
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Street Corner Pundit
People overlook what is right under their nose
like when the Emperor didn't have on any clothes
It took a kid to state a simple fact
While others whispered but, failed to act.
They were being blindly obedient to authority
Sadly, in this country that's the majority
"When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose"
and standing up for my people is the way I choose
The one thing I know is true
The system is out to screw me and you
While the powers that be dream of a new evil and how to fund it
I will...
like when the Emperor didn't have on any clothes
It took a kid to state a simple fact
While others whispered but, failed to act.
They were being blindly obedient to authority
Sadly, in this country that's the majority
"When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose"
and standing up for my people is the way I choose
The one thing I know is true
The system is out to screw me and you
While the powers that be dream of a new evil and how to fund it
I will...
#power
#politics
#LifeStruggles
#HumanRights
#inequality
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The Other America
Blacks here live in places like N'awlins, B-more and Chiraq
where hard working people have to watch their back
Because from both the cops and criminals we are under attack
and the courts will not cut us any slack
Our country is divided by an ethic, religious or political wall
in order to survive my people climb mts. that are Everest tall
We live on a social-ecomonic isthmus
Where crimes on us by both Whites and Blacks we witness
At best, for us the glass that hold life's joy is only half full
but, least we are no longer...
where hard working people have to watch their back
Because from both the cops and criminals we are under attack
and the courts will not cut us any slack
Our country is divided by an ethic, religious or political wall
in order to survive my people climb mts. that are Everest tall
We live on a social-ecomonic isthmus
Where crimes on us by both Whites and Blacks we witness
At best, for us the glass that hold life's joy is only half full
but, least we are no longer...
#oppression
#racism
#freedom
#HumanRights
#inequality
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Your Brother In The Struggle
We came here as his chattel
sold on auction blocks like cattle
Our women he raped and disrespected
even today they remain unprotected
They laughed, smoked, ate and drank
while bodies of hung black men rotted and stank
Now shoot us like rabies carrying dogs in the street
or take us to jail after our heads they beat
It is sad to see
that after 300 years we are only semi-free
All these things in my mind I juggle
as I remain your Brother in the struggle
sold on auction blocks like cattle
Our women he raped and disrespected
even today they remain unprotected
They laughed, smoked, ate and drank
while bodies of hung black men rotted and stank
Now shoot us like rabies carrying dogs in the street
or take us to jail after our heads they beat
It is sad to see
that after 300 years we are only semi-free
All these things in my mind I juggle
as I remain your Brother in the struggle
#oppression
#racism
#freedom
#HumanRights
#inequality
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Shoot Out, At The Not O.K. Coral
I understand
That all the worlds leaders
Want to control
Or kill
Each other
Fine!
Just don't involve
The eight billion citizens
That inhabit this planet
Instead of spending
Billions, upon billions
On weapons of war
And destruction
How about saving
This beautiful planet
Instead of destroying it
Wtf! wtf! wtf!
Wtf! wtf! wtf!
Ad infinitum
How come the whole destiny
Of planet Earth
Is in the hands
Of such a bunch
Of mindless fuckers!
Who seem to have no concept
Of what is...
That all the worlds leaders
Want to control
Or kill
Each other
Fine!
Just don't involve
The eight billion citizens
That inhabit this planet
Instead of spending
Billions, upon billions
On weapons of war
And destruction
How about saving
This beautiful planet
Instead of destroying it
Wtf! wtf! wtf!
Wtf! wtf! wtf!
Ad infinitum
How come the whole destiny
Of planet Earth
Is in the hands
Of such a bunch
Of mindless fuckers!
Who seem to have no concept
Of what is...
#corruption
#war
#apocalypse
#HumanRights
#greed
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So-called Police Intelligence
The leaders of the police force claim that they have an intelligent organization,
But its evil-minded members have not demonstrated real intelligence.
There is no evidence whatsoever that police are truly intelligent people.
Unwise persons are not intelligent; it requires wisdom to be intelligent.
Police are generally arrogant persons and they lack the ability to reason.
In fact, the police cannot have a sensible conversation with anybody.
The police regard having a conversation with someone as arguing.
Furthermore, they behave as though they...
But its evil-minded members have not demonstrated real intelligence.
There is no evidence whatsoever that police are truly intelligent people.
Unwise persons are not intelligent; it requires wisdom to be intelligent.
Police are generally arrogant persons and they lack the ability to reason.
In fact, the police cannot have a sensible conversation with anybody.
The police regard having a conversation with someone as arguing.
Furthermore, they behave as though they...
#corruption
#politics
#evil
#money
#HumanRights
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"Apathy, What is Apathy?"
Apathy, what is apathy?” I think I heard that line in a movie, or someone asked in Philosophy… Anyway, forget history, it is our children who will aim and shoot; ashamed even, that our complacency and blood ruins their veins.
Everyday we witness the slaughter of innocence and choose not to do something. We throw a full bowl in the bin right next to the starving then rush back in to our mansion and call the police on the hopeless sleeping outside because they are messing with our lawn.
But again, We are the same people who veto peace for war. ...
Everyday we witness the slaughter of innocence and choose not to do something. We throw a full bowl in the bin right next to the starving then rush back in to our mansion and call the police on the hopeless sleeping outside because they are messing with our lawn.
But again, We are the same people who veto peace for war. ...
#oppression
#war
#humankind
#CallToAction
#HumanRights
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The rain and reign of terror!
The year ends on saddest notes
of crying, dying babies in Palestine
and obstructed efforts
to throw them a lifeline
They ought to have long halted this ethnic cleansing
of the indigenous inhabitants
Stop the cruel bombardment
of their poor apartments
I'm not just griping for nothing,
the scenario is too bloodied
and gripping for sure,
Doctors go wiping off blood
as babies are rushed
dripping with gore
to hospitals tripping
with casualties galore
All humane hearts with any humanity ...
of crying, dying babies in Palestine
and obstructed efforts
to throw them a lifeline
They ought to have long halted this ethnic cleansing
of the indigenous inhabitants
Stop the cruel bombardment
of their poor apartments
I'm not just griping for nothing,
the scenario is too bloodied
and gripping for sure,
Doctors go wiping off blood
as babies are rushed
dripping with gore
to hospitals tripping
with casualties galore
All humane hearts with any humanity ...
#CallToAction
#HumanRights
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Because I can't shit upwards
Because I cannot shit upwards,
I use my shit to convince those being shit on
to rage against those shitting on them.
I will become the shitter
to catalyze the mission,
but know I shit with love, with passion and compassion,
with the guts and the bile to see what is causing the problem and die trying to fix it.
If it didn't require shit,
I would use a different expedient means.
"Computer learning"
While writing this poem
autocorrect started correcting "shit" to "shot,"
but, by the...
I use my shit to convince those being shit on
to rage against those shitting on them.
I will become the shitter
to catalyze the mission,
but know I shit with love, with passion and compassion,
with the guts and the bile to see what is causing the problem and die trying to fix it.
If it didn't require shit,
I would use a different expedient means.
"Computer learning"
While writing this poem
autocorrect started correcting "shit" to "shot,"
but, by the...
#humankind
#CallToAction
#HumanRights #inequality
#HumanRights #inequality
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A computer strong enough
A computer strong enough,
Say, as strong as the universe,
could simulate every possible future,
Which means in reality it is up to us
To determine which one actually happens
Within our shared experiences.
Say, as strong as the universe,
could simulate every possible future,
Which means in reality it is up to us
To determine which one actually happens
Within our shared experiences.
#love
#peace
#CallToAction
#freedom
#HumanRights
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The Machine is...2024 (Depressing Poem Warning)
The machine is
Hungry for money
Thirsty for blood
The machine is
The breathless immortal
Sniffing at your door
Screaming in the dark
The machine is
Born from the machine
Heart frozen
Soul washed
Mowing forests
Carving deserts
Leaving pits of filth
Toxic air
Toxic sea
Toxic land
Toxic animals
Belts of slaughter
Under Poison rain
Turning millions insane
The machine is
The mechanical vampire
Sucking on your fear
Draining time ...
Hungry for money
Thirsty for blood
The machine is
The breathless immortal
Sniffing at your door
Screaming in the dark
The machine is
Born from the machine
Heart frozen
Soul washed
Mowing forests
Carving deserts
Leaving pits of filth
Toxic air
Toxic sea
Toxic land
Toxic animals
Belts of slaughter
Under Poison rain
Turning millions insane
The machine is
The mechanical vampire
Sucking on your fear
Draining time ...
#corruption
#war
#pollution
#HumanRights
#greed
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