Browse Submissions
There are 1586 poems on this topic.
WARNING! Some poems contain explicit language.
WARNING! Some poems contain explicit language.
Black
Black and White
Were all eyes closed at once
Hurt
Hurt in hearts
and marching to the South
11 years 2 months ago
It’s not easy being a man when white man calls you boy;
It’s not easy being a man when society keeps you down.
11 years 2 months ago
Wounds wide open.
Scars strait showin.
Defeat amongst the face while the winds keep blowin,
11 years 2 months ago
I am the man who killed Jim Crow.
We Were separate but equal./
Armed with education and soul,
11 years 2 months ago
The night was thick like a nightmare,
The shadows lurked with fear,
The gentle wind felt cold on our dark skin,
11 years 2 months ago
The sky’s filled with sadness pouring heavy tears
Watching from below the carnivorous creatures eating themselves
11 years 2 months ago
Toss the rags of the nigger away
go down in the water
be baptized by the river of equality.
11 years 2 months ago
A protector from discrimination
You come for my salvation
In your eyes there is no difference of color
11 years 2 months ago
I had a dream last night that turned into a nightmare,I woke up still asleep and walked to school full of fear.
11 years 2 months ago
Emotionless
Standing tall
Shoulders straight
Head held up high, but barely
11 years 2 months ago