Poems about Racism
#racism
Poems about racism, poetry about prejudice or discrimination based on race, or the idea that one race is superior to another. Poems about race relations and racial tension around the world. Poetry exploring racism in all its forms.
SweetOblivion
Poem Published
31st Jul 2019 1:33pm
31st Jul 2019 1:33pm
Mood Change (quatern)
#love
#racism
181 reads
5 Comments
snugglebuck
Poem Published
8th Jun 2019 1:30am
8th Jun 2019 1:30am
TOLERANCE
A poem on tolerance.
#religion
#racism
#HumanRights #tolerance
#HumanRights #tolerance
121 reads
5 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
7th Jun 2019 10:44pm
7th Jun 2019 10:44pm
zero tolerance
i cannot tolerate your tolerance:
what gives you such authority on chance?
your passion for strict ration,
disguised as suave compassion,
is but the bitter fruit of ignorance.
i cannot sympathise with sympathies
that rob the poor of civil liberties.
your kindness is night blindness
arrayed as sanguineness
that covers genuine hostilities.
© Copyright 2019 June 06
what gives you such authority on chance?
your passion for strict ration,
disguised as suave compassion,
is but the bitter fruit of ignorance.
i cannot sympathise with sympathies
that rob the poor of civil liberties.
your kindness is night blindness
arrayed as sanguineness
that covers genuine hostilities.
© Copyright 2019 June 06
#patience
#racism
#apathy #tolerance
#apathy #tolerance
84 reads
2 Comments
Amanacer
Poem Published
31st May 2019 5:00am
31st May 2019 5:00am
White
Is it self-hatred
To despise Caucasians when
Sometimes I hear them speak
I cringe deep within
My skin the same color
White privilege protects them clearly
Like King Arthur’s sword
Guarding them wearily
How are they blind to the people of color
Who surround them every day
And as they carry on their lives
They offend with each word they say
Unknowing or uncaring when they speak
Their words often offensive
Unaware that they transgress
Causing others to be...
To despise Caucasians when
Sometimes I hear them speak
I cringe deep within
My skin the same color
White privilege protects them clearly
Like King Arthur’s sword
Guarding them wearily
How are they blind to the people of color
Who surround them every day
And as they carry on their lives
They offend with each word they say
Unknowing or uncaring when they speak
Their words often offensive
Unaware that they transgress
Causing others to be...
#racism
89 reads
1 Comment
SilverBeaver_42
Poem Published
25th May 2019 11:09pm
25th May 2019 11:09pm
*ya’ll kida boys
The Forgotten Children
The stolen children
From parents at the US border
By presidential decree
Tracking young women’s
Menses cycles like livestock
When safe to Rape or
Breed for more Sex Slaves
The presidential private toys to share
Boys and girls of every age
To sate his tastes and gifts too
Visiting dignitaries from around the world
The presidential private Space Patrol
Such a joke
NASA is just ground control
To privet own space programs
Now the Puppet Masters
Want to deport the...
The stolen children
From parents at the US border
By presidential decree
Tracking young women’s
Menses cycles like livestock
When safe to Rape or
Breed for more Sex Slaves
The presidential private toys to share
Boys and girls of every age
To sate his tastes and gifts too
Visiting dignitaries from around the world
The presidential private Space Patrol
Such a joke
NASA is just ground control
To privet own space programs
Now the Puppet Masters
Want to deport the...
#corruption
#power
#racism
#HumanRights
#ignorance
57 reads
1 Comment
dkzksaxxas_DanielX
Poem Published
25th May 2019 6:27pm
25th May 2019 6:27pm
Memorial Day 2019
Here's a "memorial"
to all people-of-color
who
have been slaughtered
in white-man's USA Manifest Destiny
wars of private profit
& macho stupidity foisted (& still being foisted)
at the eXpense of the earth's "poorest"
people by USA white-man's "covert" (and eXtrovert)
attempts ,/ (ongoing) ,/ at
Ethnic Cleansing
...
to all people-of-color
who
have been slaughtered
in white-man's USA Manifest Destiny
wars of private profit
& macho stupidity foisted (& still being foisted)
at the eXpense of the earth's "poorest"
people by USA white-man's "covert" (and eXtrovert)
attempts ,/ (ongoing) ,/ at
Ethnic Cleansing
...
#America
#racism
#morality
111 reads
4 Comments
Frank_V
Poem Published
12th May 2019 6:18am
12th May 2019 6:18am
Acceptance is Equality
Watch the rose
See how it grows
Reaching out to be seen
We stand in awe
Of what we saw
What we consider the queen
Now watch the weed
See it proceed
Through gardens unadmired
Without a doubt
We yank it out
Or tread on it uninspired
Just like fools
We play by rules
Accepting no deviation
Just fit the bill
Or sure we will
Curse you with damnation
Oh tell me why
Are we too shy
To embrace other convictions
Let us fight
For the human right
Of happiness without...
See how it grows
Reaching out to be seen
We stand in awe
Of what we saw
What we consider the queen
Now watch the weed
See it proceed
Through gardens unadmired
Without a doubt
We yank it out
Or tread on it uninspired
Just like fools
We play by rules
Accepting no deviation
Just fit the bill
Or sure we will
Curse you with damnation
Oh tell me why
Are we too shy
To embrace other convictions
Let us fight
For the human right
Of happiness without...
#rejection
#racism
#misunderstood #respect
#misunderstood #respect
88 reads
4 Comments
samehdi
Samira
Samira
Poem Published
22nd Apr 2019 2:22pm
22nd Apr 2019 2:22pm
Excuse Me, Supremacists
Imagine you're in class, and there's a boy with a cross dangled on his neck.
I bet everyone thinks it's normal because his name's Jared, and his daddy drives a Corvette.
What about Isaac, the boy in English class who wears a yarmulke on his head, and fasts for holidays?
Were your anti-semetic slurs not enough to make him want to end his days?
And how about Iman from your class of History?
Why do your peers at school same her because she chooses to practice her faith differently?
Society has taught people that there are only certain religions to follow,
So...
I bet everyone thinks it's normal because his name's Jared, and his daddy drives a Corvette.
What about Isaac, the boy in English class who wears a yarmulke on his head, and fasts for holidays?
Were your anti-semetic slurs not enough to make him want to end his days?
And how about Iman from your class of History?
Why do your peers at school same her because she chooses to practice her faith differently?
Society has taught people that there are only certain religions to follow,
So...
#religion
#racism
48 reads
1 Comment
da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Poem Published
29th Mar 2019 00:24am
29th Mar 2019 00:24am
A.D.O.S.
Became a menace to society once I started talking
Stumbling blocks placed in my path upon walking
Chalking outlines of my image all over the ground
Those hating my presence don't want me around
Pound for pound I'm considered the greatest threat
Still haven't removed that noose from my neck yet
A script by Will Lynch placed a bounty on my head
And Jim Crow said that I'll never get ahead
Elders are dead and gone after enduring the storms
Instead of making atones they just say move along
Since it was so long ago my demands should stop...
Stumbling blocks placed in my path upon walking
Chalking outlines of my image all over the ground
Those hating my presence don't want me around
Pound for pound I'm considered the greatest threat
Still haven't removed that noose from my neck yet
A script by Will Lynch placed a bounty on my head
And Jim Crow said that I'll never get ahead
Elders are dead and gone after enduring the storms
Instead of making atones they just say move along
Since it was so long ago my demands should stop...
#oppression
#America
#racism #redemption
#racism #redemption
151 reads
2 Comments
LokiOfLiterati
Poem Published
28th Mar 2019 5:02am
28th Mar 2019 5:02am
Hey England
Hey England, quit pendulum swinging in the opposite direction / To U.S. National Expression / So our assholes have a king now? / And limeys turn pussy from castle on down / Damn. / Concede the crown / Blue-coats, yer unarmed bobbies afraid to offend and enter the wrong town / More social patterns to disperse as they're found / Legacy in a hearse / Loki said it first / Don't be the reverse herd of cattle / Rehearsed cultural battle / Everyone knows polarity is only sexy when that shit runs natural!
#murder
#politics
#racism
#HumanRights
#inequality
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0 Comments
FromTheAsh
Poem Published
11th Mar 2019 4:34pm
11th Mar 2019 4:34pm
rock bottom rant
that clock keeps ticking
seven billion bodies
on this overcrowded rock
just going through the motions
numbed to the point of atrophy
by all the insanity
the inanity
with media coverage endlessly blasting
fear them
and despise those
but vote for us
we’re your best friends
by now it’s all such a bloody mess
who even knows what’s true?
it’s just words
words
words
no sense and no meaning
at this point
are we even still breathing?
movement is everything
but how do we know where to go?
or...
seven billion bodies
on this overcrowded rock
just going through the motions
numbed to the point of atrophy
by all the insanity
the inanity
with media coverage endlessly blasting
fear them
and despise those
but vote for us
we’re your best friends
by now it’s all such a bloody mess
who even knows what’s true?
it’s just words
words
words
no sense and no meaning
at this point
are we even still breathing?
movement is everything
but how do we know where to go?
or...
#corruption
#LifeStruggles
#racism
#frustration
#inequality
93 reads
9 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
27th Feb 2019 2:10pm
27th Feb 2019 2:10pm
Maya's Portraits
Every time I read Maya’s poetry,
I’m in awe of the emotion she conveys,
But every time I see her portraits,
I can’t but help sense her pain.
In each of her pictures she tell a story,
Of trials and tribulations and triumphs,
Because in her smile she conquered it all,
And her works surely made her a giant.
Maya’s portraits always show a resilience,
Her experiences made her even stronger,
In her face there is a soulful grace,
With a gift that brought her honor.
#MayaAngelou
I’m in awe of the emotion she conveys,
But every time I see her portraits,
I can’t but help sense her pain.
In each of her pictures she tell a story,
Of trials and tribulations and triumphs,
Because in her smile she conquered it all,
And her works surely made her a giant.
Maya’s portraits always show a resilience,
Her experiences made her even stronger,
In her face there is a soulful grace,
With a gift that brought her honor.
#MayaAngelou
#oppression
#power
#racism
#freedom
#inequality
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1 Comment
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