Resistance Poems - Poems about Resistance

though winds hurl with all their might they cannot break me AP: Honorable Mention 2025 Posted on April 24, 2024...

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The sound of wheels on tarmac Keeps me focused Keeps me grounded Keeps me present The sound of wheels on tarmac Takes me farther and farther away From everything I have ever known Chained up like a worthless dog The sound of wheels on tarmac Reminds me that rebellion Always comes at a price You just have to decide if it’s worth the prize The sound of...

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The old ways not to spurn Resist change at every turn Today there’s so much churn ~ For yesteryear they yearn ...

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No! you weren’t born to be beaten raped chained to a life bloodstained ingrained with pain wordless worthless voiceless choiceless No! you can’t live being beaten raped chained to a life profaned restrained caned for being female —don’t you dare cry out! he shouts wordless worthless voiceless choiceless b***h! Yes —...

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We built it with soft hands, stacked comfort upon convenience, turned our backs to the gears turning in the dark. Fed by silver screens and full stomachs, we let the fire flicker, too drunk on the warmth to notice the smoke. They whispered, “Don’t worry.” And we believed them. We traded vigilance for spectacle, truth for something easier to swallow. The cracks in the foundation widened, but...

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Join the Resistance Counter the forces that are monopolizing contemporary societies Fight for what is right Be a lighthouse for all to see Sound the bell to wake us all up Question the bourgeoisie with all of their rules and regulations Live outside the box- - - - - Become an Outrider Contemplate your actions Make them powerful, forceful Keep up the pressure Don't give in Replenish your energy with an eye towards the heavens Always...

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I have the rhythm of a winding road how do I consign myself to being confined rows of poplar pillars prop the rendezvous canopy beneath we meet —I self-cajole on ooh-la-la afternoon yellow eyes; daffodils watching lean into gossip groups nodding a prodding breeze instigating deep-freeze I am a sweet weed in this place of sway and betray with a stranger...

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They came with flags, with fire, with steel, Spoke of trade, yet came to steal. Lands once free, now marked and chained, A stranger's law, a tyrant's reign. They mapped the sky, they named the trees, Measured rivers, claimed the seas. Their words replaced the native tongue, Ancient songs left unsung. Not just land—our minds they took, Rewrote the past in gilded books. Fed us...

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Where shall I go? They ask of us what I cannot sacrifice, So help. You, scared of the void of dice, Do not fear what you know has result, Let their greed grind to a halt, Their evangelism is disguised with the veneer of a mission, As they push us back in this revolting schism, Help us. Retrieve our right to humanity, Relieve the wound...

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Every mundane moment hides a trap door, A song on the radio, a slammed screen door, The scent of jasmine floating on summer air— Each one a key unlocking memories I cannot bear. Coffee spills across the counter's white, And suddenly I'm back in that kitchen, that night, When everything familiar turned strange and wild, And safety shattered like a cup defiled. The...

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You ignore your Soul's cries (Becoming frozen in resistance) By Michelle Morris 12/11/2024 You'd rather lose the girl Than become a better man You're "happy" to be set in your ways Be rigid, controlled and bland You ignore your Heart's voice You ignore your Soul's cries You keep it all under Lock and Key For you think that's where Safety lies But I've got news...

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The wind howls loudly, And they parade proudly. What is true? How would I make something out of you? Offer some resistance! Take your stance! Why would you increase your skill, But to increase your will? They won’t go with your flow, So put on a fantastic show!...

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desolate hearts strangely resist embrace perhaps due to fear of abandonment signalling dying embers of seeking cling to ego, negating atonement atonement as consciousness correction requires no doing to be done by us simply abiding in tranquil silence bliss reverberates where no fears nonplus...

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Claim the Skies Back Eastern Alleppo, weighed down like a ghetto Destroyed like Navaho By the unfathomably destructive deeds of a single generation Distorted venerations based on misinterpretations Perpetuate these continuingly heinous altercations Contriving unjustifiable infiltrations Forcing unnecessary segregations of nation upon nation While so many of us sit stationed for the crossing Watching only through the Looking Glass Preferring to allow farce to form...

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For persons leaving little to chance, To others’ orders don’t wish to dance; For weapons reserving user’s glance: If they can’t find guns grip a close lance… Resistance means that one has muscle: A king who must not lose his castle, The accustomed to life of hustle And harsh towns of hustle and bustle… For resistance, the reddest of eyes: A time one freely...

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