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.
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William Fox
William Fox
Poem Published
18th Jul 2021 00:17am
18th Jul 2021 00:17am
Interesting News
I noticed a very interesting
news story headline as I
was looking for my morning
news buzz on Brighteon saying
if the American people knew
the real truth millions of people
would drop dead from shock
fuck things must have gotten
much worse...I only figured
about a million would
news story headline as I
was looking for my morning
news buzz on Brighteon saying
if the American people knew
the real truth millions of people
would drop dead from shock
fuck things must have gotten
much worse...I only figured
about a million would
#corruption
#oppression
#LifeStruggles
#HumanRights
#pandemic
11 reads
2 Comments
FATBOY300PLUS
Poem Published
9th Jul 2021 9:30pm
9th Jul 2021 9:30pm
America The Beautiful
America is Beautiful
Regardless of the actions and intentions that created it
America is visually magnificent
Majestic mountains, strong rivers, wide open plains
A land of natural beauty
By virtue of birth I've staked my claim to this land and its promises
By deeds of those who came before me, I demand my place at the table
America Is Beautiful
It's government, a different story
And for that I must bear the blame
I challenge not these weasels and snakes
Therefore I must partake of their shame
I...
Regardless of the actions and intentions that created it
America is visually magnificent
Majestic mountains, strong rivers, wide open plains
A land of natural beauty
By virtue of birth I've staked my claim to this land and its promises
By deeds of those who came before me, I demand my place at the table
America Is Beautiful
It's government, a different story
And for that I must bear the blame
I challenge not these weasels and snakes
Therefore I must partake of their shame
I...
#oppression
#TruthOfLife
#CallToAction #responsibility
#CallToAction #responsibility
29 reads
6 Comments
Kementic1
Poem Published
30th Jun 2021 6:27pm
30th Jun 2021 6:27pm
Chaos Is More Than A Theory
The same old refrain
more misery and pain
Satanic seduction
equals more death and destruction
Polar ice melting by the tons
more people shot with guns
Everyday more hate anger and fear
along with pollution is being released in our atmosphere
I submit to you all of the above makes me weary
and that-Chaos Is More Than A Theory
more misery and pain
Satanic seduction
equals more death and destruction
Polar ice melting by the tons
more people shot with guns
Everyday more hate anger and fear
along with pollution is being released in our atmosphere
I submit to you all of the above makes me weary
and that-Chaos Is More Than A Theory
#violence
#oppression
#LifeStruggles
#pollution
#HumanRights
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2 Comments
Cipher_O
Poem Published
18th Jun 2021 9:43am
18th Jun 2021 9:43am
The War of Molecules
The whirling world is war.
In the darkness the star -
Fights against strenuous gravity
To hold itself together
and not fall into event horizons
that loom - across spaces like black lights of doom.
Even within the star -
there is war -
as molecules move about in frenzies
and furore -
shifting into themselves and transforming
into new forms with new functions...
And still at war -
bursting forth – in nameless anonymities
criss crossing and drawing strange symbols
seen only by...
In the darkness the star -
Fights against strenuous gravity
To hold itself together
and not fall into event horizons
that loom - across spaces like black lights of doom.
Even within the star -
there is war -
as molecules move about in frenzies
and furore -
shifting into themselves and transforming
into new forms with new functions...
And still at war -
bursting forth – in nameless anonymities
criss crossing and drawing strange symbols
seen only by...
#oppression
#power
#war
#universe
#stars
53 reads
4 Comments
KhaoticKat
Poem Published
11th Jun 2021 10:03am
11th Jun 2021 10:03am
Labels
#anger
#hate
#oppression
#power
#manipulation
49 reads
0 Comments
slipalong
Poem Published
8th Jun 2021 10:15am
8th Jun 2021 10:15am
In incandescence
Was black as coal, injustice and its rifts
from the deepest pit
as from the face, each lump was chipped
The dust that chokes
bare chested men eat nowt but grit
as I silently applaud
To face the task with hands so raw
a brotherhood of incandescence born
as we should take, the baton passed
whatever colour, creed or class
For each is born with same
in nakedness and wrapped in natures needs.
The struggle on,
some struck lame, the disability of colour ...
from the deepest pit
as from the face, each lump was chipped
The dust that chokes
bare chested men eat nowt but grit
as I silently applaud
To face the task with hands so raw
a brotherhood of incandescence born
as we should take, the baton passed
whatever colour, creed or class
For each is born with same
in nakedness and wrapped in natures needs.
The struggle on,
some struck lame, the disability of colour ...
#anger
#oppression
#CallToAction
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Joseph-Zenieh
Poem Published
21st May 2021 4:53pm
21st May 2021 4:53pm
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
He was strong with big muscles and bones,
but he had a small mind, and numb heart.
A girl shouted for help and he heard,
blindly rushed with the crowds to her side.
Her eyes were asking them for revenge
and the people around looked at him.
The strong man was fond of showing strength
and of winning the hearts of sly girls.
He was cruel on the man who was scared
of the crowd and their champion who were
keen on showing that they were so strong
to save who seemed nice but was fork tongued.
The...
He was strong with big muscles and bones,
but he had a small mind, and numb heart.
A girl shouted for help and he heard,
blindly rushed with the crowds to her side.
Her eyes were asking them for revenge
and the people around looked at him.
The strong man was fond of showing strength
and of winning the hearts of sly girls.
He was cruel on the man who was scared
of the crowd and their champion who were
keen on showing that they were so strong
to save who seemed nice but was fork tongued.
The...
#oppression
54 reads
20 Comments
Bon_Mot
Poem Published
20th May 2021 4:14am
20th May 2021 4:14am
The Case Against Terrorism.
#violence
#oppression
#HumanRights
#rebellion
#deception
70 reads
4 Comments
RiAN
Poem Published
17th May 2021 9:05am
17th May 2021 9:05am
This is why I refuse
On this day, May 17th
we all raise the flag
but what for and to what_
Celebrating the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in Eidsvoll, 17 May 1814. Constitution Day is the national day of Norway and is an official public holiday observed on 17 May each year.
Part of this law did not give women any right but the right of doing dishes
of cleaning dirt and wiping it under the mat
In this law of 1814 it even was oficially stated that men were in charge of not only
the economic side but also on all levels men were in charge.
When...
we all raise the flag
but what for and to what_
Celebrating the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in Eidsvoll, 17 May 1814. Constitution Day is the national day of Norway and is an official public holiday observed on 17 May each year.
Part of this law did not give women any right but the right of doing dishes
of cleaning dirt and wiping it under the mat
In this law of 1814 it even was oficially stated that men were in charge of not only
the economic side but also on all levels men were in charge.
When...
#oppression
#feminism
#culture #tradition
#culture #tradition
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8 Comments
Razzerleaf
Poem Published
3rd May 2021 11:17pm
3rd May 2021 11:17pm
A quiet drink with friends
The hard case poet
playing pool,
pairs transgender
with bender
and forces his rhyme.
Its not the first time
the critique has had him
in handcuffs.
The trial continues
long after a conviction
of community disservice.
His muse hears footsteps
after dark,
walks the long way home
to avoid the park;
hates the small scar
just below the cheek,
takes another lifetime
before she could speak
about it to anyone.
playing pool,
pairs transgender
with bender
and forces his rhyme.
Its not the first time
the critique has had him
in handcuffs.
The trial continues
long after a conviction
of community disservice.
His muse hears footsteps
after dark,
walks the long way home
to avoid the park;
hates the small scar
just below the cheek,
takes another lifetime
before she could speak
about it to anyone.
#violence
#oppression
#transgender
74 reads
2 Comments
FATBOY300PLUS
Poem Published
28th Apr 2021 2:47pm
28th Apr 2021 2:47pm
Just Plain Complaining
Ever wonder why the self-proclaimed "greatest nation on the planet" runs a financial structure that promotes total slavery?
Attending college to get a job where one can:
a) manage someone else's money
b) count someone else's money
c) build someone else's business into a more powerful entity
d) learn and enforce laws created by people long dead, or unaffected by the laws they have made
e) teach these laws to other people's children
f) "insert your 2 cents here"
The system attaches food, shelter, clothing, , benefits for one's...
Attending college to get a job where one can:
a) manage someone else's money
b) count someone else's money
c) build someone else's business into a more powerful entity
d) learn and enforce laws created by people long dead, or unaffected by the laws they have made
e) teach these laws to other people's children
f) "insert your 2 cents here"
The system attaches food, shelter, clothing, , benefits for one's...
#oppression
#greed
#inequality #poverty
#inequality #poverty
79 reads
4 Comments
PunchDrunk
Poem Published
10th Apr 2021 12:00pm
10th Apr 2021 12:00pm
Narcissus
Scratching my way to freedom
I found a respite from your cruelty
Hurling my tearful doldrums
Into outerspace
The hornet has its nest
And a hole will hide the scorpion
But you, my lovely serpent
Can't find a home in either place
A bitter, salty powder
Made from cried out dirges
Time to genuflect
Upon your righteous kill
What keeps a donor needing
A seeker constantly seeking
In lonely, broken mirrors
For one more soul to to steal?
The titan, breathless and pale
Slinking...
I found a respite from your cruelty
Hurling my tearful doldrums
Into outerspace
The hornet has its nest
And a hole will hide the scorpion
But you, my lovely serpent
Can't find a home in either place
A bitter, salty powder
Made from cried out dirges
Time to genuflect
Upon your righteous kill
What keeps a donor needing
A seeker constantly seeking
In lonely, broken mirrors
For one more soul to to steal?
The titan, breathless and pale
Slinking...
#anger
#betrayal
#abuse
#oppression
#bullying
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