Poems about Freedom
#freedom
Poems about freedom and what it means to truly be free. Poetry about having the freedom to act, speak, and think as you want, and what it means when those rights are taken away. Poetry about situations and parts of the world where people have to fight for their freedom. Also, poetry about freeing yourself from a difficult past.
cabcool
Poem Published
Yesterday 3:18am
Yesterday 3:18am
mental shackles
There is little hope for us until we become tough-minded enough to
break loose from the shackles of prejudice, half-truths, and down-
right ignorance.”—Martin Luther King, Jr.
zoot scales fell from my eyes,
but i did not yet know
that light was mine, if only i would look;
brute chains fell from my thighs,
yet i did not know how
to move along where, years, no step i took.
when sighted men fall blind
by willful ignorance,
then shall all else, for vision-lack, bear blame?
when former...
break loose from the shackles of prejudice, half-truths, and down-
right ignorance.”—Martin Luther King, Jr.
zoot scales fell from my eyes,
but i did not yet know
that light was mine, if only i would look;
brute chains fell from my thighs,
yet i did not know how
to move along where, years, no step i took.
when sighted men fall blind
by willful ignorance,
then shall all else, for vision-lack, bear blame?
when former...
#oppression
#freedom
#prison
#escape
#FeelingTrapped
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michaelslove2
Poem Published
28th Nov 2023 9:00am
28th Nov 2023 9:00am
Liberator
Liberator
He will rise where the shadows have meaning.
In his hand he will grip the throat of the empire.
Two will become many as the skies trail
a heavenly tear.
Years will pass as days
and some will trespass
into the wrong direction.
Freedom will know another face.
Laws will crumble underneath
a massive weight.
There will be hope
in the eyes of the just.
What once was can never be again.
Under new rule a time will come
to prosper.
Poets will write of history
and the dawn...
He will rise where the shadows have meaning.
In his hand he will grip the throat of the empire.
Two will become many as the skies trail
a heavenly tear.
Years will pass as days
and some will trespass
into the wrong direction.
Freedom will know another face.
Laws will crumble underneath
a massive weight.
There will be hope
in the eyes of the just.
What once was can never be again.
Under new rule a time will come
to prosper.
Poets will write of history
and the dawn...
#freedom
#consumerism
#culture #morality
#culture #morality
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LonelyThinker
Poem Published
25th Nov 2023 2:26pm
25th Nov 2023 2:26pm
Chained Hues
Everything a woman owns
Can be carried as a weight of stone
She knows how she feels
yet forgets what is real
when she's in chains
She keeps searching for her great white hope
Matching colors sewing tears alone
Looks up to the sky
Wishes life passes by
'cause she's chained
It's under her skin but out of her hands
Dreams in hues of a different land
One day she'll be free
Her strength is the key...
...to her chains
We are only a choice away from a new beginning
Can be carried as a weight of stone
She knows how she feels
yet forgets what is real
when she's in chains
She keeps searching for her great white hope
Matching colors sewing tears alone
Looks up to the sky
Wishes life passes by
'cause she's chained
It's under her skin but out of her hands
Dreams in hues of a different land
One day she'll be free
Her strength is the key...
...to her chains
We are only a choice away from a new beginning
#SelfReflection
#freedom
#escape
#FeelingTrapped
#DomesticViolence
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6 Comments
PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
25th Nov 2023 2:49am
25th Nov 2023 2:49am
shackles
looking up, down, and around; cheat codes? this "game"-this "simulation" without breaking the "law" won't hardly allow; trapped, and jacked in the box; going through the motions is my primary know how....
perhaps one of these days-i could jail break my way out; or just maybe one of these days, it'll all come down; I'm an alien no doubt; deeply discouraged-from most that surrounds
perhaps one of these days-i could jail break my way out; or just maybe one of these days, it'll all come down; I'm an alien no doubt; deeply discouraged-from most that surrounds
#LifeCycle
#freedom
#escape #FeelingTrapped
#escape #FeelingTrapped
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Kou_Indigo
Poem Published
25th Nov 2023 1:10am
25th Nov 2023 1:10am
The Freedom of Love
- The Freedom of Love -
A philosophical and spiritual work for the betterment of all humanity.
Life does not begin with the grave, nor does it begin with the womb... life begins with an act of love. For without love, and without passion, and even I daresay without lust... life would not be brought into this world. For whether through natural or artificial means even, life can only exist from out of a desire. Whether a desire for life to exist in and of itself, or a desire for another... it is desire that brings life into being. Thus, it is foolish that mainstream...
A philosophical and spiritual work for the betterment of all humanity.
Life does not begin with the grave, nor does it begin with the womb... life begins with an act of love. For without love, and without passion, and even I daresay without lust... life would not be brought into this world. For whether through natural or artificial means even, life can only exist from out of a desire. Whether a desire for life to exist in and of itself, or a desire for another... it is desire that brings life into being. Thus, it is foolish that mainstream...
#love
#peace
#spiritual
#freedom
#philosophical
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wolfatthedoor1966
Poem Published
21st Nov 2023 7:26am
21st Nov 2023 7:26am
streets
each street
muttering
to itself
as it
trails off
in some
distance,
never learning
how to
name themselves,
it has
all been done,
some move
east,
some develop
a taste
for westward
expansion,
the other
two
are still
discussing
north
and south,
their mouths
heavy
with traffic,
all kinds
of landscapes,
flowers
and blooms,
pine trees,
pine cones,
and seeds
from
countless other
projects,
we dispose ...
muttering
to itself
as it
trails off
in some
distance,
never learning
how to
name themselves,
it has
all been done,
some move
east,
some develop
a taste
for westward
expansion,
the other
two
are still
discussing
north
and south,
their mouths
heavy
with traffic,
all kinds
of landscapes,
flowers
and blooms,
pine trees,
pine cones,
and seeds
from
countless other
projects,
we dispose ...
#environment
#pollution
#freedom
50 reads
8 Comments
PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
18th Nov 2023 00:05am
18th Nov 2023 00:05am
internal "inferno"
this is it; this is the outlet where one expresses the deepest underground "poetic" depth-of one's mental rolodex.... this is the place where I come to show where one stands-one's line in the sand.... pouring out all that one can....
saying it aloud as well as Journaling it down; it helps in the moment like weed or a bottle of crown; but....here it is.... where could runners truly go? where can we really retreat-when one comes to know how this human experience/condition is like being trapped in a cold avalanche of snow?!
saying it aloud as well as Journaling it down; it helps in the moment like weed or a bottle of crown; but....here it is.... where could runners truly go? where can we really retreat-when one comes to know how this human experience/condition is like being trapped in a cold avalanche of snow?!
#LifeAsAWriter
#MentalHealth
#freedom
#escape
#FeelingTrapped
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PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
15th Nov 2023 2:56am
15th Nov 2023 2:56am
sprinkled bliss along the journey
if I were ever asked, would I choose a life short and sweet over long and dry(amongst other things); the question really should be, what experiences do I seek before deceased....and honestly-it's not even that much?
I'd choose to die young any day with a sense of feeling free-to experience things-with the superficial terrony not included, as opposed to more years feeling like a long walk in the desert....
my version of short and sweet-I'm sure wouldn't compare to most, because I don't need much to be content....imagine getting an appetizer of...
I'd choose to die young any day with a sense of feeling free-to experience things-with the superficial terrony not included, as opposed to more years feeling like a long walk in the desert....
my version of short and sweet-I'm sure wouldn't compare to most, because I don't need much to be content....imagine getting an appetizer of...
#freedom
#escape
#philosophical #sensual
#philosophical #sensual
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GN101
Poem Published
12th Nov 2023 10:22am
12th Nov 2023 10:22am
Corruptible Intelligence
You have no privacy, I have no privacy
With our arses to bear to the world, can we shit ourselves out in despair?
Tumbling down the rabbit holes of shame, will you infer any meaning to destitute morality?
Will you look away as we scheme in private?
Will you stand back and idle whilst a generation of guinea pigs gets churned into streams of intrigue for future generations to feast upon?
Will the eye ever become stratum at all?
Constantly turning and trembling with data, the giant corpulent organism blooms, force-fed its own...
With our arses to bear to the world, can we shit ourselves out in despair?
Tumbling down the rabbit holes of shame, will you infer any meaning to destitute morality?
Will you look away as we scheme in private?
Will you stand back and idle whilst a generation of guinea pigs gets churned into streams of intrigue for future generations to feast upon?
Will the eye ever become stratum at all?
Constantly turning and trembling with data, the giant corpulent organism blooms, force-fed its own...
#identity
#freedom
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APissPoorShaman
Ryszard
Ryszard
Poem Published
7th Nov 2023 11:34pm
7th Nov 2023 11:34pm
The Evolution of Mankind
The next evolution of mankind,
to find our meaning within ourselves and not in nations or flags,
not in sacramental ideals nailed to the walls of another's greed,
not in the pigmentation of our hair, blood or skin.
When will mankind grow up
and stop leaning on the crutches of governments, religion, or greed.
When will we cast off the yoke of our need to be told what to believe.
When will we be free?
to find our meaning within ourselves and not in nations or flags,
not in sacramental ideals nailed to the walls of another's greed,
not in the pigmentation of our hair, blood or skin.
When will mankind grow up
and stop leaning on the crutches of governments, religion, or greed.
When will we cast off the yoke of our need to be told what to believe.
When will we be free?
#identity
#politics
#freedom
#culture
#morality
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4 Comments
wolfatthedoor1966
Poem Published
6th Nov 2023 1:41am
6th Nov 2023 1:41am
magnolia moon
sweet magnolia
moon,
touch me
in
the night
like candles,
burn your
last breath,
i am
with you,
we will
sacrifice
our torches
together.
moon,
touch me
in
the night
like candles,
burn your
last breath,
i am
with you,
we will
sacrifice
our torches
together.
#WritingPoetry
#freedom
#art #passion
#art #passion
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Asani
Poem Published
3rd Nov 2023 8:26am
3rd Nov 2023 8:26am
Disses of a woke nation
Question, are you woke?
I had to ask because not all of us are equally yoked
So we all want to take back our authority from the winning governments,
After noticing they don’t care for the masses that aren’t wearing a specific garment
“Are you willing to die for me?” the joker asked and it’s a deep question,
Having many different layers that burn the eyes like an onion
A few notes were found on how to oppress the race I represent,
But I know that was intentionally released to aid in the agenda of the liberal percent
We...
I had to ask because not all of us are equally yoked
So we all want to take back our authority from the winning governments,
After noticing they don’t care for the masses that aren’t wearing a specific garment
“Are you willing to die for me?” the joker asked and it’s a deep question,
Having many different layers that burn the eyes like an onion
A few notes were found on how to oppress the race I represent,
But I know that was intentionally released to aid in the agenda of the liberal percent
We...
#oppression
#power
#freedom
#HumanRights
#rebellion
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