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.
_boybrains
Poem Published
Yesterday 12:51pm
Yesterday 12:51pm
Dia
cabhrú
mo daoine,
dhalyōn munʹia,
stafa tapa hu.
mo daoine,
dhalyōn munʹia,
stafa tapa hu.
#spiritual
#confessional
#humankind
#inequality
#minimalist
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4 Comments
Ely
E.A.Rothwell
E.A.Rothwell
Poem Published
19th Aug 2019 4:46am
19th Aug 2019 4:46am
my god's better than your god
Isn't it strange...
isn't it odd...
how such different people
conceive of their God…
How views that oppose...
can be so much alike…
bear that in mind
'fore you reach out to strike...
...of course…
Atheists are a whole lot less likely to kill the opposition,
(interesting...don't you think?)
...be they Christian or Muslim or Jew.
But we've all seen all those yahoos who call themselves Christians.
...and we know what they're likely to do…
I'll leave it to imagination...read up on your...
isn't it odd...
how such different people
conceive of their God…
How views that oppose...
can be so much alike…
bear that in mind
'fore you reach out to strike...
...of course…
Atheists are a whole lot less likely to kill the opposition,
(interesting...don't you think?)
...be they Christian or Muslim or Jew.
But we've all seen all those yahoos who call themselves Christians.
...and we know what they're likely to do…
I'll leave it to imagination...read up on your...
#God
#Christian
#inequality
32 reads
13 Comments
Ely
E.A.Rothwell
E.A.Rothwell
Poem Published
18th Aug 2019 10:59pm
18th Aug 2019 10:59pm
It takes all kinds
It takes all kinds, amigo...
There is no white without black…
one is made up of every color…
the other one's all about lack…
White light contains...all the known spectrum…and
a few shades we can't even see…
Black is the restful absence of same
and...it helps us to sleep comfortably.
There is no white without black…
one is made up of every color…
the other one's all about lack…
White light contains...all the known spectrum…and
a few shades we can't even see…
Black is the restful absence of same
and...it helps us to sleep comfortably.
#LifeStruggles
#inequality
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2 Comments
JohnnyBlaze
Poem Published
18th Aug 2019 9:02pm
18th Aug 2019 9:02pm
Psysmic
mind
body
divorced
emotion
thought
all for naught
accomplishing nothing
without application
of physicality forced;
size matters
or so we're taught ...
Sometimes
a subtle nudge
if you will
is all it takes;
a ceramic ashtray moves
a ceramic ashtray shakes
next thing you know
a ceramic ashtray breaks
Those who wish to suppress
what you are capable of
will insult your intelligence
demand allegience by ...
body
divorced
emotion
thought
all for naught
accomplishing nothing
without application
of physicality forced;
size matters
or so we're taught ...
Sometimes
a subtle nudge
if you will
is all it takes;
a ceramic ashtray moves
a ceramic ashtray shakes
next thing you know
a ceramic ashtray breaks
Those who wish to suppress
what you are capable of
will insult your intelligence
demand allegience by ...
#women
#bullying
#feminism
#inequality
#StephenKing
54 reads
2 Comments
dkzksaxxas_DanielX
Poem Published
10th Aug 2019 8:35pm
10th Aug 2019 8:35pm
The Mad Chatter
Idle / (idol / idyll )
cha
ch' cha .............chachacha
ch' cha..............cha(haha) cha
ch' (certitude)
cha
cha
ch' ~c'hatter~
chatter chatter chatter chatter chatter chatter
( Idle [ idol ] idyll'ic
chatter c h a tt e r ---
only
birds do it well enough to matter
...
cha
ch' cha .............chachacha
ch' cha..............cha(haha) cha
ch' (certitude)
cha
cha
ch' ~c'hatter~
chatter chatter chatter chatter chatter chatter
( Idle [ idol ] idyll'ic
chatter c h a tt e r ---
only
birds do it well enough to matter
...
#monsters
#dialogue
#greed
#inequality
#poverty
33 reads
6 Comments
Gayo
Poem Published
31st Jul 2019 4:04pm
31st Jul 2019 4:04pm
MAJORITY
MAJORITY
Though it can fight
Majority is not always right
On its side it has might
But mostly to a shallow height
Before them truth is very light
That it can be taken out of sight
To the darkness of the night
Never again to be see bright
To them truth is a tale
Whose meanings are stale
Only to be squeezed into a bale
And be thrown into a deep dale
Despite being hearty and hale
Your speech can look pale
Amongst their heckling gale
Even if it concerns the public' wale
Majority...
Though it can fight
Majority is not always right
On its side it has might
But mostly to a shallow height
Before them truth is very light
That it can be taken out of sight
To the darkness of the night
Never again to be see bright
To them truth is a tale
Whose meanings are stale
Only to be squeezed into a bale
And be thrown into a deep dale
Despite being hearty and hale
Your speech can look pale
Amongst their heckling gale
Even if it concerns the public' wale
Majority...
#ignorance
#inequality
#rebellion
44 reads
2 Comments
I_IS_ME
Poem Published
27th Jul 2019 5:38pm
27th Jul 2019 5:38pm
Allowed
Can you see what we have allowed
Looking out of your bedroom window and seeing the fire rain down
There are nuclear missiles posing as storm clouds
Nothing can be done, we've given up our voice's sound
A one time a proud and voiced people
Ranked among the top as freedoms keepers
But at some point our spines dissolved into a gel
Not to worry we also gave away our brains as well
The spines dissolving gives us an excuse for doing nothing
Pretending that we thought our leaders were only just bluffing
Idly watching each and every...
Looking out of your bedroom window and seeing the fire rain down
There are nuclear missiles posing as storm clouds
Nothing can be done, we've given up our voice's sound
A one time a proud and voiced people
Ranked among the top as freedoms keepers
But at some point our spines dissolved into a gel
Not to worry we also gave away our brains as well
The spines dissolving gives us an excuse for doing nothing
Pretending that we thought our leaders were only just bluffing
Idly watching each and every...
#CallToAction
#HumanRights
#inequality
78 reads
10 Comments
Hepcat61
geoff cat
geoff cat
Poem Published
25th Jul 2019 2:58pm
25th Jul 2019 2:58pm
Let Morning’s Rise Paint Red Against the Sky – Sonnet Sevety-Six
Let morning’s rise paint red against the sky,
Betray the coming storm like lightning strikes.
Let businessmen play kings in hatred’s ply,
Incite their rage and feign to build their Reichs.
A time, we stopped the sin of slavery,
A time, we stopped the Native genocide,
A time, we fought, that people should be free,
A time, we sought for Liberty’s reside.
But now the time of hatred has returned,
As histories forgotten soon repeat.
It’s through these blighted thoughts that hatred burns
And claims: the “Neuen Juden” will defeat. ...
Betray the coming storm like lightning strikes.
Let businessmen play kings in hatred’s ply,
Incite their rage and feign to build their Reichs.
A time, we stopped the sin of slavery,
A time, we stopped the Native genocide,
A time, we fought, that people should be free,
A time, we sought for Liberty’s reside.
But now the time of hatred has returned,
As histories forgotten soon repeat.
It’s through these blighted thoughts that hatred burns
And claims: the “Neuen Juden” will defeat. ...
#hate
#corruption
#sonnet #inequality
#sonnet #inequality
52 reads
4 Comments
Joshuaberry
Ancestor
Ancestor
Poem Published
20th Jul 2019 10:14am
20th Jul 2019 10:14am
Such Government
They promised us bout phone and mobile,
But how bout network?
They promised us electricity at kainji dam,
But how bout stability.
They promised us bout democracy and independence,
But how bout good governance.
They promised us a cackoo with mutiple colors,
But they came only with its picture.
Pool of water on the tiled street:
Mirage of realism.
19:07:20:10:01
But how bout network?
They promised us electricity at kainji dam,
But how bout stability.
They promised us bout democracy and independence,
But how bout good governance.
They promised us a cackoo with mutiple colors,
But they came only with its picture.
Pool of water on the tiled street:
Mirage of realism.
19:07:20:10:01
#corruption
#oppression
#HumanRights
#inequality
#DomesticViolence
31 reads
0 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
12th Jul 2019 6:06pm
12th Jul 2019 6:06pm
these my brothers
a rhymed, mirrored octet
"[A]nd if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday." Isaiah 58:10 (NIV)
skin-
covered
s k e l e t o n s,
these my brothers
o n the side of life!
for a drink o f w a t e r,
silent lips too faint to bleat.
passersby with eyes averted,
noses flared, heads elevated,
missing not a measured beat....
"[A]nd if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday." Isaiah 58:10 (NIV)
skin-
covered
s k e l e t o n s,
these my brothers
o n the side of life!
for a drink o f w a t e r,
silent lips too faint to bleat.
passersby with eyes averted,
noses flared, heads elevated,
missing not a measured beat....
#food
#inequality
#poverty
48 reads
5 Comments
I_IS_ME
Poem Published
10th Jul 2019 8:54pm
10th Jul 2019 8:54pm
Fat Cats
Fat cats, your pockets shouldn't be bulging like that
Clear your minds by giving it all back
Fat cat, how much do you need before it stops making sense
Being broke and needy are no longer your defense
To see the world I climbed atop a garbage heap
There were so many below me screaming for just a peep
From here upon my throne made of trash
I could see the line where our two worlds clashed
The have-nots were rebelling, the illusion was fading fast
The fat cats had depended on an illusion that simply couldn't last
To had watched them...
Clear your minds by giving it all back
Fat cat, how much do you need before it stops making sense
Being broke and needy are no longer your defense
To see the world I climbed atop a garbage heap
There were so many below me screaming for just a peep
From here upon my throne made of trash
I could see the line where our two worlds clashed
The have-nots were rebelling, the illusion was fading fast
The fat cats had depended on an illusion that simply couldn't last
To had watched them...
#LifeStruggles
#CallToAction
#inequality
119 reads
18 Comments
I_IS_ME
Poem Published
9th Jul 2019 10:49pm
9th Jul 2019 10:49pm
Lines In The Sand
Have you ever feasted upon a slice of of your own flesh
The first cuts should be small, remember this is just a test
To keep this secret guarded, this cut should be shallow
What was once sinful and filthy, you have now made hallow
There is a rush of release with just a small amount of seepage
You calculate the ratio, cuts to sins, and which needs to be the deepest
You stare at your wrist totally amazed at the relief from a tiny amount of leakage
The flesh now calls to the razor in a voice sounding kinda fiendish
It seems that anytime the...
The first cuts should be small, remember this is just a test
To keep this secret guarded, this cut should be shallow
What was once sinful and filthy, you have now made hallow
There is a rush of release with just a small amount of seepage
You calculate the ratio, cuts to sins, and which needs to be the deepest
You stare at your wrist totally amazed at the relief from a tiny amount of leakage
The flesh now calls to the razor in a voice sounding kinda fiendish
It seems that anytime the...
#dark
#LifeCycle
#inequality
106 reads
15 Comments
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