Poems about Inequality
#inequality
Poems about inequality, unfairness in society where some people have more opportunities and social status than others. Poems about inequality due to wealth, sex, race or birthplace.
Xaphan
Poem Published
16th Apr 2019 4:40pm
16th Apr 2019 4:40pm
Paradise Hill
In hopeful reveries might we be led through Eden's garden
To a certain place where we might find salvation's pardon
And there, they say, we'll be beyond our humanity's will
For at the end of the road is the sanctuary of Paradise Hill
Perhaps tonight we'll encounter an unspoilt ocean's roar
And start our journey on the golden sands of a distant shore
Rambling inland we might hope to find the spring of Taurus
Accompanied by, on high, the songbirds exuberant chorus
Dunes of naught but sand will lead to aromatic lavender fields
In a constant...
To a certain place where we might find salvation's pardon
And there, they say, we'll be beyond our humanity's will
For at the end of the road is the sanctuary of Paradise Hill
Perhaps tonight we'll encounter an unspoilt ocean's roar
And start our journey on the golden sands of a distant shore
Rambling inland we might hope to find the spring of Taurus
Accompanied by, on high, the songbirds exuberant chorus
Dunes of naught but sand will lead to aromatic lavender fields
In a constant...
#utopia
#nature
#spiritual
#humankind
#inequality
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Ely
Poem Published
15th Apr 2019 5:04pm
15th Apr 2019 5:04pm
scary over here
Oh, my friend...you've no idea
how scary it really is...
Just watching this posturing wanna-be-despot
whose mendacity knows no bounds...
is enough to curdle your innards...
turn your bowel to water...stinky and brown.
Keeping one's head above the waves...
in this churning political mess
is threatening to drown us all...
in senseless foolishness...
This has now become a daily grind...
a desperate search for something...for anything...
solid to stand on...to keep from drowning in the
...putrid slime ... ...
how scary it really is...
Just watching this posturing wanna-be-despot
whose mendacity knows no bounds...
is enough to curdle your innards...
turn your bowel to water...stinky and brown.
Keeping one's head above the waves...
in this churning political mess
is threatening to drown us all...
in senseless foolishness...
This has now become a daily grind...
a desperate search for something...for anything...
solid to stand on...to keep from drowning in the
...putrid slime ... ...
#corruption
#politics
#greed #inequality
#greed #inequality
30 reads
6 Comments
David_Macleod
Poem Published
2nd Apr 2019 6:34am
2nd Apr 2019 6:34am
From Cradle To Grave NAPO ALONE 2
Nations standards of civilisation
Are based on its treatment of unfortunates.
Its sense of community responsibility is based
On its willingness to share and resolve community issues.
Health care should not be reliant on how much money you have.
With the best of treatments only available to the wealthy.
As a double through the knee amputee, I cannot afford to get prosthetics
That are only available to the wealthy therefore I am forever unable to walk,
Despite not being a criminal this is my punishment, my curse and
The guilt of this nation...
Are based on its treatment of unfortunates.
Its sense of community responsibility is based
On its willingness to share and resolve community issues.
Health care should not be reliant on how much money you have.
With the best of treatments only available to the wealthy.
As a double through the knee amputee, I cannot afford to get prosthetics
That are only available to the wealthy therefore I am forever unable to walk,
Despite not being a criminal this is my punishment, my curse and
The guilt of this nation...
#corruption
#politics
#HumanRights
#inequality
#healing
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5 Comments
LokiOfLiterati
Poem Published
28th Mar 2019 5:02am
28th Mar 2019 5:02am
Hey England
Hey England, quit pendulum swinging in the opposite direction / To U.S. National Expression / So our assholes have a king now? / And limeys turn pussy from castle on down / Damn. / Concede the crown / Blue-coats, yer unarmed bobbies afraid to offend and enter the wrong town / More social patterns to disperse as they're found / Legacy in a hearse / Loki said it first / Don't be the reverse herd of cattle / Rehearsed cultural battle / Everyone knows polarity is only sexy when that shit runs natural!
#murder
#politics
#racism
#HumanRights
#inequality
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0 Comments
Juvenalis66
Juvenalis
Juvenalis
Poem Published
28th Mar 2019 00:41am
28th Mar 2019 00:41am
Scream
Rage mounting
in the mist;
colours splitting
as the prism breaks.
Towering egos
hit the ground
as the power of words
chip away presumption;
a sledgehammer,
shattering pride,
sheet of glass
crumbling back
to sand.
I look away,
to save myself
from greed and corruption;
silence, spreading its wings
like a shield.
I see a familiar vision
of a carrion waste;
the end of a dynasty.
Sometimes I feel like screaming.
in the mist;
colours splitting
as the prism breaks.
Towering egos
hit the ground
as the power of words
chip away presumption;
a sledgehammer,
shattering pride,
sheet of glass
crumbling back
to sand.
I look away,
to save myself
from greed and corruption;
silence, spreading its wings
like a shield.
I see a familiar vision
of a carrion waste;
the end of a dynasty.
Sometimes I feel like screaming.
#anger
#dark
#frustration
#PowerOfWords
#inequality
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16 Comments
Ely
Poem Published
23rd Mar 2019 3:27pm
23rd Mar 2019 3:27pm
...a think...
.as long as it requires a think or two...
I find, at times
difficulty in comprehending...a visceral reaction...
which seems to be
in direct opposition to what I actually think...
...instinct is difficult to overcome...
but I believe that eventually...we must
take this step...
I find, at times
difficulty in comprehending...a visceral reaction...
which seems to be
in direct opposition to what I actually think...
...instinct is difficult to overcome...
but I believe that eventually...we must
take this step...
#anxiety
#LifeStruggles
#dialogue #inequality
#dialogue #inequality
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2 Comments
marina2020
Poem Published
23rd Mar 2019 3:11am
23rd Mar 2019 3:11am
I'm Just Curious
Why?
Why do you think its ok to do the things you do?
What makes you believe its harmless words?
Why should we be defined by groups?
What about the ones who don't fit in cliques?
What drives you to hate on someone you don't know anything about?
Do you think color is a good way to accurately judge ones character?
Do you really care if I believe in a different god?
How does ones sexuality offend you when it's not your own body?
Why is my personal life something you want to change?
Do you honestly think women are weak and men shouldn't cook? ...
Why do you think its ok to do the things you do?
What makes you believe its harmless words?
Why should we be defined by groups?
What about the ones who don't fit in cliques?
What drives you to hate on someone you don't know anything about?
Do you think color is a good way to accurately judge ones character?
Do you really care if I believe in a different god?
How does ones sexuality offend you when it's not your own body?
Why is my personal life something you want to change?
Do you honestly think women are weak and men shouldn't cook? ...
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#TruthOfLife
#HumanRights
#inequality
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1 Comment
Ely
Poem Published
20th Mar 2019 11:27pm
20th Mar 2019 11:27pm
the U.S of Humpty Dumpty
On my mind...
all the time...
How in Hell...
will we ever...
put this Turkey ...back together?
all the time...
How in Hell...
will we ever...
put this Turkey ...back together?
#anger
#corruption
#politics #inequality
#politics #inequality
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0 Comments
Queen_of_darkness
Poem Published
18th Mar 2019 12:55pm
18th Mar 2019 12:55pm
what i wear doesn't equal consent
what I wear does not equal consent
what's on my skin doesn't speak to you, I do
and what's on my back doesn't say yes
a short dress that shows my breast
doesn't give you the right to touch me
if I say no then don't think my clothes
give you the right to continue to assault me
just because I smile and act like it's not
that big of a deal doesn't mean your actions
goes forgotten and if you see me uncomfortable
don't continue to approach me.
if you think clothes equal consent then
i promise the next time you wear...
what's on my skin doesn't speak to you, I do
and what's on my back doesn't say yes
a short dress that shows my breast
doesn't give you the right to touch me
if I say no then don't think my clothes
give you the right to continue to assault me
just because I smile and act like it's not
that big of a deal doesn't mean your actions
goes forgotten and if you see me uncomfortable
don't continue to approach me.
if you think clothes equal consent then
i promise the next time you wear...
#women
#men
#HumanRights
#feminism
#inequality
60 reads
9 Comments
Lagertha
Legertha
Legertha
Poem Published
14th Mar 2019 9:54am
14th Mar 2019 9:54am
SOCIETAL EDUCATORS
To see society picture a perfect existence
and be baffled over the perpetual motion of an unattainble reality
is a simple ignorance accepted by all of us.
What defines our existence is a blanket statement that one should just, "try harder" or
make the choice to adhere to a standard that is deemed appropriate;
or at least accepted by the the fortunate few who hold a philosophy
that one's human condition is a matter of culture, or something physiological.
They choose to see themselves as the norm and remain impervious to
the condition of...
and be baffled over the perpetual motion of an unattainble reality
is a simple ignorance accepted by all of us.
What defines our existence is a blanket statement that one should just, "try harder" or
make the choice to adhere to a standard that is deemed appropriate;
or at least accepted by the the fortunate few who hold a philosophy
that one's human condition is a matter of culture, or something physiological.
They choose to see themselves as the norm and remain impervious to
the condition of...
#corruption
#oppression
#power
#politics
#inequality
63 reads
11 Comments
FromTheAsh
Poem Published
11th Mar 2019 4:34pm
11th Mar 2019 4:34pm
rock bottom rant
that clock keeps ticking
seven billion bodies
on this overcrowded rock
just going through the motions
numbed to the point of atrophy
by all the insanity
the inanity
with media coverage endlessly blasting
fear them
and despise those
but vote for us
we’re your best friends
by now it’s all such a bloody mess
who even knows what’s true?
it’s just words
words
words
no sense and no meaning
at this point
are we even still breathing?
movement is everything
but how do we know where to go?
or...
seven billion bodies
on this overcrowded rock
just going through the motions
numbed to the point of atrophy
by all the insanity
the inanity
with media coverage endlessly blasting
fear them
and despise those
but vote for us
we’re your best friends
by now it’s all such a bloody mess
who even knows what’s true?
it’s just words
words
words
no sense and no meaning
at this point
are we even still breathing?
movement is everything
but how do we know where to go?
or...
#corruption
#LifeStruggles
#racism
#frustration
#inequality
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9 Comments
Ely
Poem Published
9th Mar 2019 4:52am
9th Mar 2019 4:52am
Don't DO that...!!!
There's nothing annoys...quite as much
as the man who...
ain't happy 'less draggin'
some poor woman down
to his level...somewhere...
just south of the gutter.
Now, should someone grope you,
there's no answer but...
a knee 'tween the legs, and
...a stiff uppercut...
as the man who...
ain't happy 'less draggin'
some poor woman down
to his level...somewhere...
just south of the gutter.
Now, should someone grope you,
there's no answer but...
a knee 'tween the legs, and
...a stiff uppercut...
#anger
#support
#respect
#disappointment
#inequality
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