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.
David_Macleod
Poem Published
18th Oct 2019 6:30pm
18th Oct 2019 6:30pm
Me2 Or Not Me2 - - - - "TRIGGER WARNING!"
#abuse
#oppression
#MeToo #inequality
#MeToo #inequality
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slipalong
Poem Published
18th Oct 2019 12:39pm
18th Oct 2019 12:39pm
Retail therapy
not just the paper that you read
the advert that you hardly notice
seeping its spores blow
and PR men are at its hub
twist your arm when you least expect
flash pop ups on the web and net
creating such a selfie
apeasment for yor discontent
that retail balm so hollow
just one click and its off the shelf
your ultra ego gratified for now
spent to up to your credit score
trends for today and not tommrow
the sweat shops sewing 24/7
mountains of unwanted commerce
the PR mens lies of promise
...
the advert that you hardly notice
seeping its spores blow
and PR men are at its hub
twist your arm when you least expect
flash pop ups on the web and net
creating such a selfie
apeasment for yor discontent
that retail balm so hollow
just one click and its off the shelf
your ultra ego gratified for now
spent to up to your credit score
trends for today and not tommrow
the sweat shops sewing 24/7
mountains of unwanted commerce
the PR mens lies of promise
...
#oppression
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1 Comment
Jonny212
Poem Published
14th Oct 2019 4:57pm
14th Oct 2019 4:57pm
Revengeance of the NAT.
#anger
#dark
#murder
#oppression
#racism
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MythKnightSon
MYKS
MYKS
Poem Published
9th Oct 2019 8:22am
9th Oct 2019 8:22am
Stupid Wolves
Wolf, Wolf!” cried the old man
and the children curled in fear
“But don’t worry, I will kill it!” he said
and they all began to cheer
“I shall kill it in three days!”
was the reassuring solemn pledge
There, started the hysterically fatal malady,
so quickly spread.!
The yellow bells stopped ringing
as the new idol was praised
From zero to hero, to foul-mouthed bigot,
the cheering stays…
And their screams were so proud,
so convincingly loud!
More and more the children lured
a huge number of the crowd.
...
and the children curled in fear
“But don’t worry, I will kill it!” he said
and they all began to cheer
“I shall kill it in three days!”
was the reassuring solemn pledge
There, started the hysterically fatal malady,
so quickly spread.!
The yellow bells stopped ringing
as the new idol was praised
From zero to hero, to foul-mouthed bigot,
the cheering stays…
And their screams were so proud,
so convincingly loud!
More and more the children lured
a huge number of the crowd.
...
#corruption
#oppression
#politics
#greed
#poverty
26 reads
4 Comments
_boybrains
Poem Published
4th Oct 2019 3:37pm
4th Oct 2019 3:37pm
Ballad Of ‘The Golden Boy’
sitting in this
mobile abode—
waves of flashbacks
clap through,
lips that lived mute
drilled into silence—
an iron figure who
had the last word,
every feeling thrown
back up on the table—
every thought bled
on tissues in toilets,
instruments used
a shy off 10 years—
for a voice trapped
in a basement,
‘the golden boy’
sat worn on a shelf—
spent on every rank title
he’s claimed his own,
we learn truths on
poetic plates—
served chilled.
mobile abode—
waves of flashbacks
clap through,
lips that lived mute
drilled into silence—
an iron figure who
had the last word,
every feeling thrown
back up on the table—
every thought bled
on tissues in toilets,
instruments used
a shy off 10 years—
for a voice trapped
in a basement,
‘the golden boy’
sat worn on a shelf—
spent on every rank title
he’s claimed his own,
we learn truths on
poetic plates—
served chilled.
#abuse
#oppression
#confessional
#MentalHealth
#SelfReflection
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4 Comments
butters
Poem Published
4th Oct 2019 2:31am
4th Oct 2019 2:31am
give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...
drag your beaten bodies three long thousand miles, in a god-awful, desperate attempt to escape a torn land and give your kids a future.
playing golf, president of the promised land muses on crocodiles, snakes and bullets--as if steel cages and child-hostages weren't welcome enough.
playing golf, president of the promised land muses on crocodiles, snakes and bullets--as if steel cages and child-hostages weren't welcome enough.
#oppression
#politics
#HumanRights
#ignorance
#poverty
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spdred
spidey
spidey
Poem Published
26th Sep 2019 9:55am
26th Sep 2019 9:55am
love letters for the end of the world: V
red strikes once the landscape
of white smoke and black earth.
a signal fire, a funeral pyre,
a warning for what it's worth.
red strikes once the landscape,
first of hearts-- and then, of streets.
a march against who've marched before
to triumph, then, defeat.
red strikes once the fists and feet,
of those who care to see.
the fire saves and kills us,
we are burning. we are free.
of white smoke and black earth.
a signal fire, a funeral pyre,
a warning for what it's worth.
red strikes once the landscape,
first of hearts-- and then, of streets.
a march against who've marched before
to triumph, then, defeat.
red strikes once the fists and feet,
of those who care to see.
the fire saves and kills us,
we are burning. we are free.
#oppression
#power
#pollution
#freedom
#rebellion
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1 Comment
AndyJHale
Andy J Hale
Andy J Hale
Poem Published
23rd Sep 2019 2:59am
23rd Sep 2019 2:59am
My Lover
The morning comes
and a new day begins
You say it all with your tears
my lover
Don’t drown in the tears
my lover
Welcome to the slaughter
Orders to follow
You say it all with your tears
my lover
Don’t drown in the tears
my lover
The evening news
brings the television blues
You say it all with your tears
my lover
Don’t drown in the tears
my lover
Lay your body
next to mine
and say it all with your tears
My lover
Don’t...
and a new day begins
You say it all with your tears
my lover
Don’t drown in the tears
my lover
Welcome to the slaughter
Orders to follow
You say it all with your tears
my lover
Don’t drown in the tears
my lover
The evening news
brings the television blues
You say it all with your tears
my lover
Don’t drown in the tears
my lover
Lay your body
next to mine
and say it all with your tears
My lover
Don’t...
#violence
#oppression
#politics
#pollution
#culture
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David_Macleod
Poem Published
20th Sep 2019 4:03am
20th Sep 2019 4:03am
God and the Sodomites
#childhood
#violence
#abuse #oppression
#abuse #oppression
98 reads
12 Comments
Taurek
Poem Published
17th Sep 2019 5:33am
17th Sep 2019 5:33am
What You Just Learned
A dream is
the opposite of
life
the opposite of
life
#dreams
#oppression
#science
#LifeStruggles
#inequality
77 reads
4 Comments
Maeve
Poem Published
14th Sep 2019 7:57pm
14th Sep 2019 7:57pm
The Valley of Ashes
Prosperity depends
On those willing to sacrifice their bones
For the rungs of its ladder:
Ash smothers sunlight
The phoenix impotent, unable to resurrect
Choking, sputtering
Victim of silk-stocking poachers
Pervasive ash defiles pink lungs
A decaying fungus
Violating bodies, corrupting spirits
Before dousing out sanguine sparks
It is here that the river Styx,
With froth of dust and surf of soot,
Sunders the world of the living
From hegemonized proletariats
During their sprint to heaven ...
On those willing to sacrifice their bones
For the rungs of its ladder:
Ash smothers sunlight
The phoenix impotent, unable to resurrect
Choking, sputtering
Victim of silk-stocking poachers
Pervasive ash defiles pink lungs
A decaying fungus
Violating bodies, corrupting spirits
Before dousing out sanguine sparks
It is here that the river Styx,
With froth of dust and surf of soot,
Sunders the world of the living
From hegemonized proletariats
During their sprint to heaven ...
#corruption
#oppression
#power #inequality
#power #inequality
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Kandicejohnson
Poem Published
11th Sep 2019 4:56pm
11th Sep 2019 4:56pm
Living In Isolation
She yearns to be free
From his world
Of condemnation
She has dreams
And goals she
Wishes to reach
He punishes her
Then destroys them
Her desire is Only
To live in peace
In a world where
He’s always waging war
She struggles
To be freed from
His shackles and chains
Of humiliation and insults
Degrading her further
Into shame
She mentally escapes
Into a world
Of her own
Where she feels free
To relax putting her
Guards finally down
Shes finally safe
Safe enough to...
From his world
Of condemnation
She has dreams
And goals she
Wishes to reach
He punishes her
Then destroys them
Her desire is Only
To live in peace
In a world where
He’s always waging war
She struggles
To be freed from
His shackles and chains
Of humiliation and insults
Degrading her further
Into shame
She mentally escapes
Into a world
Of her own
Where she feels free
To relax putting her
Guards finally down
Shes finally safe
Safe enough to...
#loneliness
#oppression
#LifeStruggles
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