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.
AndyJHale
Andy J Hale
Andy J Hale
Poem Published
Yesterday 7:11pm
Yesterday 7:11pm
10 word poem
Spinning
around
the
carousel
there
is
nothing
else
to
do
around
the
carousel
there
is
nothing
else
to
do
#corruption
#oppression
#politics
#rebellion
#pandemic
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RiAN
Poem Published
2nd Jul 2020 12:09pm
2nd Jul 2020 12:09pm
Violet violence
Amoebe awareness
I was a portrait
Sepia toned
my clenched fists
could not demolish
life mirrored
we prayed for peace
far beyond debris
plastified oceans
could not set us free
Tribal face painting
Rites of passage
pandemonium photographed
dug up by archeologists
none died
an art
of being
human
I was a portrait
Sepia toned
my clenched fists
could not demolish
life mirrored
we prayed for peace
far beyond debris
plastified oceans
could not set us free
Tribal face painting
Rites of passage
pandemonium photographed
dug up by archeologists
none died
an art
of being
human
#oppression
#shadows
#CallToAction #pandemic
#CallToAction #pandemic
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EdibleWords
Poem Published
2nd Jul 2020 8:16am
2nd Jul 2020 8:16am
Mandatory Masking = Kink of Muzzled Prey
Like a sex slave
...like an animal
objectified
drinking
atmosphere
unrestful
false-consent
heat of
dirty thoughts
pen you in
Are you angry yet?
Just let them
bend you over
...temperature
guaranteed
Not for you
in grandma’s name
the Covid-19 free
wear their
muzzle shame
covert COVID
drives it deep
their lungs will
saturate
unfiltered
heavy
labored breath
...
...like an animal
objectified
drinking
atmosphere
unrestful
false-consent
heat of
dirty thoughts
pen you in
Are you angry yet?
Just let them
bend you over
...temperature
guaranteed
Not for you
in grandma’s name
the Covid-19 free
wear their
muzzle shame
covert COVID
drives it deep
their lungs will
saturate
unfiltered
heavy
labored breath
...
#oppression
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4 Comments
VASANTRB
Poem Published
1st Jul 2020 5:37pm
1st Jul 2020 5:37pm
Abandoned Bruno : Tale of an abandoned dog
He loved me like his son
He brought me toys and fun
He used to talk to me
Play and run with me
His bike would drive me crazy
Life was full of sport and buzy
His kids were friends to me
They cared and fought for me
Last monsoon I caught some fever
My body was shaking with quiver
Doc told l was almost dead
He spent whole night near my head
One day I overheard,
We all are leaving soon
Everyone was on the moon
I heard him talking to mistress
I sensed some signs of distress
Finally, the day arrived ...
He brought me toys and fun
He used to talk to me
Play and run with me
His bike would drive me crazy
Life was full of sport and buzy
His kids were friends to me
They cared and fought for me
Last monsoon I caught some fever
My body was shaking with quiver
Doc told l was almost dead
He spent whole night near my head
One day I overheard,
We all are leaving soon
Everyone was on the moon
I heard him talking to mistress
I sensed some signs of distress
Finally, the day arrived ...
#betrayal
#oppression
#dogs
#animals
#emotions
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2 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
30th Jun 2020 2:23am
30th Jun 2020 2:23am
cagesong
inches
of mesh
my continent,
pinches
of flesh
my discontent.
my walls refuse
to kill me,
my falls bemuse
and thrill thee.
i dash against
the ceiling,
such high restraints
me reeling;
hoping,
one day,
to findflight-rest,
moping
dismay
my night-time test.
birdcage abuse
distills me
of all the muse
that fills me;
a narrow path
my broadway,
a bloody bath
the hard way.
verses
that long
to make me sing—
curses ...
of mesh
my continent,
pinches
of flesh
my discontent.
my walls refuse
to kill me,
my falls bemuse
and thrill thee.
i dash against
the ceiling,
such high restraints
me reeling;
hoping,
one day,
to findflight-rest,
moping
dismay
my night-time test.
birdcage abuse
distills me
of all the muse
that fills me;
a narrow path
my broadway,
a bloody bath
the hard way.
verses
that long
to make me sing—
curses ...
#oppression
#birds
#nature
#freedom
#escape
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6 Comments
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
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6 Comments
cloventongue89
Poem Published
27th Jun 2020 10:11am
27th Jun 2020 10:11am
Lost Causes and Dead Heroes
Your unrest finds you sleep walking into a blind man's war
Just following disorders
I'll tell you the truth that you don't want to hear
But you'll only hear the lie they tell you
Fully convinced of the "facts" that your partial to believe
The media is no longer the fuel
When you are the flame ignited of your own hell
Making demands
You don't want blood, you want ashes
Enabled by inaction and camera shortages
Bureaucratic mandates and victim entitlements
Finds everyone is hostage on either side of the equation
Hung...
Just following disorders
I'll tell you the truth that you don't want to hear
But you'll only hear the lie they tell you
Fully convinced of the "facts" that your partial to believe
The media is no longer the fuel
When you are the flame ignited of your own hell
Making demands
You don't want blood, you want ashes
Enabled by inaction and camera shortages
Bureaucratic mandates and victim entitlements
Finds everyone is hostage on either side of the equation
Hung...
#corruption
#oppression
#politics
#racism
#rebellion
34 reads
4 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
40 reads
5 Comments
Darkness20200
Poem Published
19th Jun 2020 10:54am
19th Jun 2020 10:54am
Reflection
Mistake, am I a mistake?
Is that why your eyes glare… so coldly at me?
Sinner, you say I’m a sinner cuz no one
will look past what they see
Deep down I’m broken and I’m scared
All the pain you caused me... is still there
I hope you’re happy now...
That all I can do is frown
I see how you look at me
Will, somebody kill me?
You said get away from me
Like I’m not family
Are you that ashamed of me?
Now I see there is no love for a girl like me
Your eyes, colder than ice
Your soul dark as...
Is that why your eyes glare… so coldly at me?
Sinner, you say I’m a sinner cuz no one
will look past what they see
Deep down I’m broken and I’m scared
All the pain you caused me... is still there
I hope you’re happy now...
That all I can do is frown
I see how you look at me
Will, somebody kill me?
You said get away from me
Like I’m not family
Are you that ashamed of me?
Now I see there is no love for a girl like me
Your eyes, colder than ice
Your soul dark as...
#sadness
#depression
#oppression #SelfReflection
#oppression #SelfReflection
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2 Comments
da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Bumped 18th Jun 2020 9:23am
24th Mar 2018 8:05pm
24th Mar 2018 8:05pm
WHY?
Snugly embraced by the flag of Elder Garvey
Representation of the African diaspora family
Stating my blood, my people, my land
Reminding us all that we're Africans
While in deep thought about the struggles of today
She doesn't understand why much seems the same
Depressed by the revelation that things'll never change
As the same game is being played under different names
She's lost her father, her brother and her son to this war
Exasperated by the tragedies and just can't take anymore
Her optimism is lost and can never fathomably...
Representation of the African diaspora family
Stating my blood, my people, my land
Reminding us all that we're Africans
While in deep thought about the struggles of today
She doesn't understand why much seems the same
Depressed by the revelation that things'll never change
As the same game is being played under different names
She's lost her father, her brother and her son to this war
Exasperated by the tragedies and just can't take anymore
Her optimism is lost and can never fathomably...
#depression
#oppression
#politics
#America
#Africa
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missjem56
Poem Published
15th Jun 2020 9:22pm
15th Jun 2020 9:22pm
No Excuse
can you not imagine
the life i have led
or how many ways
my heart has been bled
or how many times
iv'e been battered, and worn
bruised and weary
tattered and torn
yet i bear a little grudge
against those that abuse
they are who they are
i will not accuse
i will hold my head high
and keep myself true
and not do
those things that they do
there is no halo
rested upon my head
across thin lines
oft i have tread
what is the norm
it's hard to define
we all have our limits
we all have...
the life i have led
or how many ways
my heart has been bled
or how many times
iv'e been battered, and worn
bruised and weary
tattered and torn
yet i bear a little grudge
against those that abuse
they are who they are
i will not accuse
i will hold my head high
and keep myself true
and not do
those things that they do
there is no halo
rested upon my head
across thin lines
oft i have tread
what is the norm
it's hard to define
we all have our limits
we all have...
#sadness
#violence
#abuse #oppression
#abuse #oppression
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poetOftragedy
Poem Published
14th Jun 2020 3:09am
14th Jun 2020 3:09am
Canals
In this world of canals
No two people are parallel,
We all just monsters
Feeding of misfortunes of others.
Each one stepping on the weaker
Trying to climb the ladder of life
At the cost of the one below you.
It seems mankind fate hangs on parasitic ways
Draining the life out of each other,
We are subconsciously feeding this monster.
Even in class we all barbarians,
Hiding behind diplomacy and good ethics.
That's why we created justice as a form of vengeance,
To justify murder and brutality
That's why...
No two people are parallel,
We all just monsters
Feeding of misfortunes of others.
Each one stepping on the weaker
Trying to climb the ladder of life
At the cost of the one below you.
It seems mankind fate hangs on parasitic ways
Draining the life out of each other,
We are subconsciously feeding this monster.
Even in class we all barbarians,
Hiding behind diplomacy and good ethics.
That's why we created justice as a form of vengeance,
To justify murder and brutality
That's why...
#oppression
#LifeStruggles
#humankind #morality
#humankind #morality
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