Poems about Oppression
#oppression
Poems about oppression, situations in which people are governed in an unjust way. Facing oppression by suffering prolonged cruelty and being prevented from having freedom and opportunity. Here you'll find distressing poems about people being subject to oppressive treatment by society and those in power.
Joshsam
Poem Published
Yesterday 3:50pm
Yesterday 3:50pm
Running from tyranny.
I find you lost.
Out on wayward stretches.
Wandering in outer limits.
Glowing lights fade in your eyes.
Hopelessness seeps.
I scream.
Memories cry out.
Waiting, just waiting.
Weeds threaten to choke you.
Prevent you from hearing me.
They're coming!
Hunting us down.
A harvest of souls.
Run........you must RUN!
Ruins form our backdrop
Encircling your fragile demeanour.
Colours have long since gone.
Bled away on a river of lost hearts.
We look so very...
Out on wayward stretches.
Wandering in outer limits.
Glowing lights fade in your eyes.
Hopelessness seeps.
I scream.
Memories cry out.
Waiting, just waiting.
Weeds threaten to choke you.
Prevent you from hearing me.
They're coming!
Hunting us down.
A harvest of souls.
Run........you must RUN!
Ruins form our backdrop
Encircling your fragile demeanour.
Colours have long since gone.
Bled away on a river of lost hearts.
We look so very...
#dark
#oppression
#despair #fear
#despair #fear
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Scarlett_Midwinter
Poem Published
10th Oct 2021 11:33pm
10th Oct 2021 11:33pm
Soul Food
She has a super power
When they pelt her with an insult rain
Their ice-water splashes off
Because every word tastes like
What Mama used to make
And makes itself nourishing
While it's hurting
They scream "freak!"
That's fried chicken and
Mac and cheese
With fried okra and
Collard greens
They yell "witch!"
(But with a b)
That's barbecued ribs
And kale chips
And a china dish
Of hushpuppies
They shout...
When they pelt her with an insult rain
Their ice-water splashes off
Because every word tastes like
What Mama used to make
And makes itself nourishing
While it's hurting
They scream "freak!"
That's fried chicken and
Mac and cheese
With fried okra and
Collard greens
They yell "witch!"
(But with a b)
That's barbecued ribs
And kale chips
And a china dish
Of hushpuppies
They shout...
#oppression
#bullying
#suicide
#food
#art
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4 Comments
fieryangelsouljia
M6rr6g6n
M6rr6g6n
Poem Published
6th Oct 2021 7:04am
6th Oct 2021 7:04am
I'll Gladly Burn Vampires
I bet
you like red
because it's the color of pain
I bet
she wears red
to hide the blood
from your hands
I bet
you like red
for the violence
that runs through your head
And I bet
the red on her lips
reminds you not of sin
but the blood that will run
from the tongue
you'll cut from her face
When she speaks
when she realizes once more
she's a person and not your whore
not a toy for you to mistreat
So she bled
and you laughed
you don't love the color...
you like red
because it's the color of pain
I bet
she wears red
to hide the blood
from your hands
I bet
you like red
for the violence
that runs through your head
And I bet
the red on her lips
reminds you not of sin
but the blood that will run
from the tongue
you'll cut from her face
When she speaks
when she realizes once more
she's a person and not your whore
not a toy for you to mistreat
So she bled
and you laughed
you don't love the color...
#oppression
#vampires
#suffering #DomesticViolence
#suffering #DomesticViolence
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1 Comment
Kementic1
Poem Published
4th Oct 2021 11:09pm
4th Oct 2021 11:09pm
Deprogrammed and Reprogrammed
Madison Ave, Langley and the Kremlin
with their slogans brought to you via internet trolls and gremlins
Their goal is to control your focus
with their verbal hocus pocus
I don’t how you feel
but, the “Matrix” is real
We voluntarily log into it everyday
in hopes that it will serve life to us our way
The “System” plays us for a joke
and no evil does not go better with Coke
To free us we disparately need a hero
so everyday I look to the skies for our “NEO
with their slogans brought to you via internet trolls and gremlins
Their goal is to control your focus
with their verbal hocus pocus
I don’t how you feel
but, the “Matrix” is real
We voluntarily log into it everyday
in hopes that it will serve life to us our way
The “System” plays us for a joke
and no evil does not go better with Coke
To free us we disparately need a hero
so everyday I look to the skies for our “NEO
#oppression
#power
#racism
#HumanRights
#deception
217 reads
2 Comments
Taurek
Poem Published
4th Oct 2021 2:19am
4th Oct 2021 2:19am
Stealing Your Girlfriend
Bored of my playlist
need some pussy
need to get the jab
need to just give in
already
blackheart blues
coming back again
alienated
bad reception
the mirror being true
the narrative being
something else
rote melodies playing
over them
great expectations disappointing
you
you can have it all, but, why?
suffering for that piece of
ass in Isla Vista,
after 12 dudes had it every
which way, for nothing
...
need some pussy
need to get the jab
need to just give in
already
blackheart blues
coming back again
alienated
bad reception
the mirror being true
the narrative being
something else
rote melodies playing
over them
great expectations disappointing
you
you can have it all, but, why?
suffering for that piece of
ass in Isla Vista,
after 12 dudes had it every
which way, for nothing
...
#sex
#corruption
#oppression
#greed
#boredom
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3 Comments
Joshsam
Poem Published
3rd Oct 2021 8:26am
3rd Oct 2021 8:26am
Under the dome.
In blackest rain.
Sad eyes.
The same.
Captive.
Finding.
Empty vessels.
Stumbling.
Blindly.
Restrained.
Contained.
A meaningless cycle.
Evil clouds
Investigate.
Pouring hate.
A deconstruction.
For every soul.
Killing generations.
Poisoning each hole.
Medicated.
Until numbness calls.
Lonely.
Very.
Under the dome.
An enclosed home.
Stripped.
Pillaged.
Not one to own.
Wasted. ...
Sad eyes.
The same.
Captive.
Finding.
Empty vessels.
Stumbling.
Blindly.
Restrained.
Contained.
A meaningless cycle.
Evil clouds
Investigate.
Pouring hate.
A deconstruction.
For every soul.
Killing generations.
Poisoning each hole.
Medicated.
Until numbness calls.
Lonely.
Very.
Under the dome.
An enclosed home.
Stripped.
Pillaged.
Not one to own.
Wasted. ...
#dark
#oppression
#scifi
23 reads
2 Comments
poetOftragedy
Poem Published
2nd Oct 2021 5:39am
2nd Oct 2021 5:39am
Normal is overrated
Intake
Inflate
Digest
Deflate
Let them laugh,
It's obvious the joke is on me.
Hang there
Hang tight
Like a piñata
My torment
Brings them joy
Why not,
Who cares?.
Those society have learnt to make fun of the less
What's right,
But left?
The physically disabled
And mentally challenged
That we've learnt to dehumanize
Meme them
Mock them
Screw them
Use them
And as clowns paint them
Why is it that so few actually care?
Spit on it,...
Inflate
Digest
Deflate
Let them laugh,
It's obvious the joke is on me.
Hang there
Hang tight
Like a piñata
My torment
Brings them joy
Why not,
Who cares?.
Those society have learnt to make fun of the less
What's right,
But left?
The physically disabled
And mentally challenged
That we've learnt to dehumanize
Meme them
Mock them
Screw them
Use them
And as clowns paint them
Why is it that so few actually care?
Spit on it,...
#oppression
#HumanRights
#inequality
#disability
#manipulation
47 reads
12 Comments
lotuslover
Gypsy_Rose
Gypsy_Rose
Poem Published
28th Sep 2021 4:05pm
28th Sep 2021 4:05pm
Harvest Cello
Fairies in flight above the forest of lies,
Bumblebees watching for where to place family ties,
Orchids and lady slippers filled with morning dew,
Shelter of the cosmos searching for somewhere new,
Conceited warriors waiting for the reward,
Wanting to steal Author's treasured sword,
Nagging princesses just plotting for more,
Who wants to be shown the exit doors?
Bumblebees watching for where to place family ties,
Orchids and lady slippers filled with morning dew,
Shelter of the cosmos searching for somewhere new,
Conceited warriors waiting for the reward,
Wanting to steal Author's treasured sword,
Nagging princesses just plotting for more,
Who wants to be shown the exit doors?
#corruption
#oppression
#ignorance
30 reads
2 Comments
Jadedembers
Poem Published
25th Sep 2021 4:53am
25th Sep 2021 4:53am
The Beast
For years, the monster has pursued me even in my dreams. Now he’s standing before me.” -Melanie Raabe
Silent and inky inside the best
As he weaves his web
Patiently waiting for a beautiful lady to come along and become entangled in his crafty trap
The type of trap that lets me, the beast, project the type of guy she dreams of being with
Such tactful rotten lies
The beast targets insecurity and the need to feel loved and valued
Because it is easy to trick, ensnare and finally destroy the damsel in distress
Savoring breaking those...
Silent and inky inside the best
As he weaves his web
Patiently waiting for a beautiful lady to come along and become entangled in his crafty trap
The type of trap that lets me, the beast, project the type of guy she dreams of being with
Such tactful rotten lies
The beast targets insecurity and the need to feel loved and valued
Because it is easy to trick, ensnare and finally destroy the damsel in distress
Savoring breaking those...
#oppression
#bullying
#MentalHealth #DomesticViolence
#MentalHealth #DomesticViolence
65 reads
2 Comments
Taurek
Poem Published
20th Sep 2021 12:26pm
20th Sep 2021 12:26pm
America
Yes, half of this country is
populated by Nazis, but
it’s not the side you
think it is
populated by Nazis, but
it’s not the side you
think it is
#corruption
#oppression
#politics
#America
#hypocrisy
49 reads
2 Comments
djmarciniak26
Poem Published
15th Sep 2021 10:56pm
15th Sep 2021 10:56pm
Strip Club
I went to a strip club a few nights past
and watched women dance naked while
men threw money at them.
I danced with women for
money; to look at, to speak to,
to touch.
A ritual of midnight sadness,
of female energy exploited-
By thirsty vampires.
and watched women dance naked while
men threw money at them.
I danced with women for
money; to look at, to speak to,
to touch.
A ritual of midnight sadness,
of female energy exploited-
By thirsty vampires.
#corruption
#oppression
#power
#HumanRights
#vulnerability
38 reads
0 Comments
da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Poem Published
14th Sep 2021 3:45pm
14th Sep 2021 3:45pm
Aye
Rainy days
Clouds of dismay
All they can say
Is to kneel & pray
We're losing our way
Faith starting to sway
This game that we play
Can drive us all cray
Zee to the Aye
Scenes on replay
U.S. of A
And lands far away
Is democrasay
Becoming aristocrasay
Just do as I say
It seems that way
Aye?
Clouds of dismay
All they can say
Is to kneel & pray
We're losing our way
Faith starting to sway
This game that we play
Can drive us all cray
Zee to the Aye
Scenes on replay
U.S. of A
And lands far away
Is democrasay
Becoming aristocrasay
Just do as I say
It seems that way
Aye?
#oppression
#war
#LifeStruggles
#faith
#freedom
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4 Comments
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