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Slavery Poems | Examples of Slavery Poetry

Slavery Poems - Examples of all types of slavery poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for slavery.
Premium Member Born From This
Who were these people? Those who committed such casual cruelty? It wasn't a minority either but the majority. There are too many accounts of pain and sorrow to be otherwise. Was man another species altogether then? Without empathy,...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, america, black african american,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dinner Scraps
Dinner scraps, primal deathtraps. Life’s meal is the class struggle, and some of us are left starving. We are the movement of the masses, a sleeping colossus running on corporate time. Dinner scraps, merciless steel traps. We are measured only as commodities....Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, class, freedom, life, political,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member THE MAKING OF US IS NOT RIGHT FOR US-part 1
THE MAKING OF US IS NOT RIGHT FOR US I am not for that Though I do not remember giving of suck From my mother’s breast I was not made to be drinking, ingesting cow’s milk THE MAKING OF US...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, abuse, allusion, analogy, appreciation,
Form: Dramatic Verse

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Premium Member She
She makes her way onto the streets. Her lashes are fixed on. Neon pink her lipstick is. Her blush is “Sudden Dawn.” Thigh-high is the dress she wears, and high-heeled are her shoes. Her smile is forced, but unconcerned are men she...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery,
Form: Rhyme
that day uv learn'd
. The day i learn'd ...Read the rest...
Categories: allusion, baptism, hyperbole, slavery,
Form: Dramatic Verse



Technologies Slave
In modern times, it's plain to see. We are a slave to our own technology. It's more than a habit, it's quite an affliction. To see such mobile phone addiction. We scroll and swipe, but at what cost? The art...Read the rest...
Categories: addiction, city, people, slavery,
Form: Rhyme
Threads of Tomorrow
Fate weaves the fabric of our fleeting days, Like tangled threads beneath a weaver’s loom, I pull the strings, but do they shift or stay? Or does the hand that guides belong to doom? I wonder who decides the...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, anxiety, cancer, conflict, confusion,
Form: Quatrain
Jesus Message To Black Men
I see your suffering How Satan is treating you But hold on and I will give you Fruit from the Tree of Life ...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, abuse, africa, death, jesus,
Form: Free verse
The Glorious Machine
In the past we had to rip them from their mothers screaming, crying ... afraid and remold them in our image antiquated traditions to be discarded minds and values to...Read the rest...
Categories: native american, scary, slavery,
Form: Free verse
Path Of Destruction
A road to nowhere is all they construct He who blindly follows will self-destruct We awaken at dawn just to suffer For many, life couldn’t be any tougher Their dark cunning plans brought to light The road to dystopia now...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, corruption, dark, endurance, evil,
Form: Rhyme
It Hurts Me
My heart's bleeding For people who Oppressed people....Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, character, humanity, people, perspective,
Form: Than-Bauk
Peace
How would it feel to wake up with no worry? No more pain, sorrow or anxiety No more overthinking? How happy I’d be Free from this mental slavery How sweet my emancipation day would be No...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, beach, deep, mental health,
Form: Free verse
Chained Animals
A majestic beast, so wild and free Tamed and held in captivity Chained and bound, no longer wild The beast's spirit, so broken and mild. The beast is forced to toil and serve The master's will, it can't observe. Its dreams...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, extended metaphor, slavery,
Form: Rhyme
Statue
At the park, there’s a man built of black stone He stands shamed with an indifferent rifle that yawns at the sky His stallion is frozen in gallop, to be forever majestic In the sweltering day, the man...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, black african american, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
Slave By Money
Because we're slave By money, we go to work Even there's typhoon....Read the rest...
Categories: discrimination, engagement, perspective, slavery,
Form: Senryu

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