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.
cabcool
Poem Published
Today 6:08am
Today 6:08am
m ss ng elements
I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls
will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.”
—Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream
no word of kindness kissed your ears
when, infantile, you longed
for cuddles, hugs, and m ss ng cheers
when you were deeply wronged.
had you scant care for innocence
when creatures lame you chased
and brutalised with violence
their habitat laid waste;
had food gone missing on lean nights
your stomach sent to bed
with nothing but a meagre bite—
more mouths than could...
will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.”
—Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream
no word of kindness kissed your ears
when, infantile, you longed
for cuddles, hugs, and m ss ng cheers
when you were deeply wronged.
had you scant care for innocence
when creatures lame you chased
and brutalised with violence
their habitat laid waste;
had food gone missing on lean nights
your stomach sent to bed
with nothing but a meagre bite—
more mouths than could...
#oppression
#racism
#inequality #poverty
#inequality #poverty
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1Docmcruz
Nourish Cruz
Nourish Cruz
Poem Published
6th Jul 2020 5:22am
6th Jul 2020 5:22am
Black Lives Yellow Paint
#poetry
#blacklivesmatter
There is a red stain
3 drops of yellow on her shoe
through her mask
the smell of fresh paint
a hint of yesterday’s pepper spray
and coffee bean in her labored breath
She hasn’t gotten much sleep since...
the red stain
the white chalk
them blue bastards
and orange filth
There are 3 drops of yellow on her shoe
calluses from picket signs on her hands
foot sores from marching through streets
There is a...
#blacklivesmatter
There is a red stain
3 drops of yellow on her shoe
through her mask
the smell of fresh paint
a hint of yesterday’s pepper spray
and coffee bean in her labored breath
She hasn’t gotten much sleep since...
the red stain
the white chalk
them blue bastards
and orange filth
There are 3 drops of yellow on her shoe
calluses from picket signs on her hands
foot sores from marching through streets
There is a...
#corruption
#politics
#racism
#HumanRights
#inequality
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I_IS_ME
Poem Published
4th Jul 2020 10:56pm
4th Jul 2020 10:56pm
Return Customer
Since posting the pieces"Lil Man" and "Transporter," certain motherfuckers know who I Is Me is
But running our mouth on each other isn't our fucking biz
We hear, see, and say nothing, that's how we fucking live
From the barrio to the ghetto, we ride or die for the same blood or rib
Motherfuckers that let me climb through their windows when I couldn't stay at home
Bitches that stole food out of their parent's house when I Is Me didn't have a home
Fuck what those scientist say about how long you can live without food
I lived hungry long enough...
But running our mouth on each other isn't our fucking biz
We hear, see, and say nothing, that's how we fucking live
From the barrio to the ghetto, we ride or die for the same blood or rib
Motherfuckers that let me climb through their windows when I couldn't stay at home
Bitches that stole food out of their parent's house when I Is Me didn't have a home
Fuck what those scientist say about how long you can live without food
I lived hungry long enough...
#corruption
#money
#inequality #poverty
#inequality #poverty
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I_IS_ME
Poem Published
3rd Jul 2020 6:50pm
3rd Jul 2020 6:50pm
Crowd Control
Why would you need to call in the military
Threats of lethal force from a leader that's scary
Smoke grenades going off, followed by a national guard force
Family pitted against family ignorantly protesting the source
This motherfucker was foreseen a revelation ago
He would ride the bitch to power and then pimp hate like a hoe
Buying up all of the bullets, gloating, ready to give the command
But how are they going to enter the battlefield and kill their brother like any other man
There are a lot of mothers and daughters that are fighting...
Threats of lethal force from a leader that's scary
Smoke grenades going off, followed by a national guard force
Family pitted against family ignorantly protesting the source
This motherfucker was foreseen a revelation ago
He would ride the bitch to power and then pimp hate like a hoe
Buying up all of the bullets, gloating, ready to give the command
But how are they going to enter the battlefield and kill their brother like any other man
There are a lot of mothers and daughters that are fighting...
#corruption
#politics
#marijuana
#HumanRights
#inequality
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Priyanka
Poem Published
2nd Jul 2020 4:59pm
2nd Jul 2020 4:59pm
The World
Worms of lies are living in our guts,
Souls are poisoned with our spurious pride.
Hands are dipped in the pot of treacheries,
And here we are, breeding parasites amongst us!
Pleasure seeks the essence of bodily vengeance,
Our eyes, full of lustful desires and notions.
Surrounded by layers of veil, the world we pretend
Where truth is mystery and death framed.
God has forbidden angels to fall,
He said, “No mercy to humans with no soul.
And my boy, Lucifer! Thou rise again,
Rule this pit and release thy hounds .“ ...
Souls are poisoned with our spurious pride.
Hands are dipped in the pot of treacheries,
And here we are, breeding parasites amongst us!
Pleasure seeks the essence of bodily vengeance,
Our eyes, full of lustful desires and notions.
Surrounded by layers of veil, the world we pretend
Where truth is mystery and death framed.
God has forbidden angels to fall,
He said, “No mercy to humans with no soul.
And my boy, Lucifer! Thou rise again,
Rule this pit and release thy hounds .“ ...
#violence
#humankind
#HumanRights #inequality
#HumanRights #inequality
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VASANTRB
Poem Published
29th Jun 2020 12:03pm
29th Jun 2020 12:03pm
My Thoughts on Corruption
Dishonesty of any kind is a corruption
It is not merely in money or in kind
It can be in promptitude
It can be in allegiance
It can be in decision
It can be in alliance
It can be in confidence
It can be in reliance
It can be in abuse of
public property,
position and power
Honesty builds you,
dishonesty destroys you
Honesty forms your strength,
dishonesty infirms you
Honesty is Devine,
dishonesty is evil
Honesty brings you Pride,
dishonesty makes you slave
Be...
It is not merely in money or in kind
It can be in promptitude
It can be in allegiance
It can be in decision
It can be in alliance
It can be in confidence
It can be in reliance
It can be in abuse of
public property,
position and power
Honesty builds you,
dishonesty destroys you
Honesty forms your strength,
dishonesty infirms you
Honesty is Devine,
dishonesty is evil
Honesty brings you Pride,
dishonesty makes you slave
Be...
#corruption
#oppression
#power
#inequality
#deception
31 reads
6 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
27th Jun 2020 9:31am
27th Jun 2020 9:31am
Peachy Cool Arrow
#anger
#hate
#CallToAction
#ignorance
#inequality
59 reads
6 Comments
Diaryofabasketcase
Poem Published
25th Jun 2020 2:43pm
25th Jun 2020 2:43pm
BLM
#anger
#LifeStruggles
#racism #inequality
#racism #inequality
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2 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
25th Jun 2020 6:06am
25th Jun 2020 6:06am
that I am black
Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor—all men know something
of poverty; not that men are wicked—who is good? Not that men are ignorant—
what is truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men.” —W.E.B. Dubois
that i am black is not
to say you are not white;
that i am wrong is not
to say that you are right.
while hungry beg i, how
can you be so well-fed,
so full of life, while here
i grovel, all but dead?
that you have nightmares means
not that i have not...
of poverty; not that men are wicked—who is good? Not that men are ignorant—
what is truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men.” —W.E.B. Dubois
that i am black is not
to say you are not white;
that i am wrong is not
to say that you are right.
while hungry beg i, how
can you be so well-fed,
so full of life, while here
i grovel, all but dead?
that you have nightmares means
not that i have not...
#anger
#anxiety
#LifeStruggles
#racism
#inequality
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11 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
21st Jun 2020 5:01am
21st Jun 2020 5:01am
d-i-s-possessed
to the memory of rayshard brooks
gunned in the black by police on 2020 june 12
tho your throat escapes my knee
living is no guarantee
iron fists will bring you back
with a bullet in your black
hard to fall asleep at night
you’re a shadow to my sight
lest you stain this neighbourhood
let me spill your blinking blood
how did you escape from jail
did our parole system fail
did you steal the shoes you wear
from the outlet over there
we don’t need a garbage man
be a beggar if you can
there’s a...
gunned in the black by police on 2020 june 12
tho your throat escapes my knee
living is no guarantee
iron fists will bring you back
with a bullet in your black
hard to fall asleep at night
you’re a shadow to my sight
lest you stain this neighbourhood
let me spill your blinking blood
how did you escape from jail
did our parole system fail
did you steal the shoes you wear
from the outlet over there
we don’t need a garbage man
be a beggar if you can
there’s a...
#oppression
#LifeStruggles
#HumanRights
#suffering
#inequality
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JohnnyBlaze
Poem Published
20th Jun 2020 2:50pm
20th Jun 2020 2:50pm
Covid-Juneteenth
It's just a mask
They want sooooo badly
for it to be perceived otherwise
—an impediment to livelihood
—a silencing of freedom
Priorties matter ...
... perspective matters ...
... Black Lives Matter
and this symbol of supposed oppression?
still allows a human being to breathe
#BlackLivesMatter
Please protest sensibly and responsibly
They want sooooo badly
for it to be perceived otherwise
—an impediment to livelihood
—a silencing of freedom
Priorties matter ...
... perspective matters ...
... Black Lives Matter
and this symbol of supposed oppression?
still allows a human being to breathe
#BlackLivesMatter
Please protest sensibly and responsibly
#peace
#support
#inequality
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Nuverser
Poem Published
20th Jun 2020 8:22am
20th Jun 2020 8:22am
A Woman's Reality
A Woman's Reality.
Indoctrination is Destroying our nation.
The challenge we’re facing
Is Killing the female population...
Because of men who claim they're Man
Call that "huMen" nature
Or monstrosity if you may,
It’s no human nature,
because such atrocities
Have tarnished our societies.
Gender Inequality's Just vacuous macho analogy
It has no advantages
But disadvantages Women
To protect male vanity, while proving their lack of sanity.
O! Nurturing hand
How I fear your threatening nature, ...
Indoctrination is Destroying our nation.
The challenge we’re facing
Is Killing the female population...
Because of men who claim they're Man
Call that "huMen" nature
Or monstrosity if you may,
It’s no human nature,
because such atrocities
Have tarnished our societies.
Gender Inequality's Just vacuous macho analogy
It has no advantages
But disadvantages Women
To protect male vanity, while proving their lack of sanity.
O! Nurturing hand
How I fear your threatening nature, ...
#women
#violence
#power #inequality
#power #inequality
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