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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.
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

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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
Premium Member Baby Bait
brown skin baby feet muddy waters slavery aligator bait...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, abuse, america, angst, art,
Form: Senryu
SMALL FRY
Seated beside a river, waiting for the sun to lay down. Blonde hair rolling to all appearances Gazing at the leviathan gulping the fish A soul inside me experienced uneasiness The moon pronounced the fate of life. The missed cuckoo...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, anxiety, character, conflict, how
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 'Forward Brave Souls' Victims of Ambition's Merciless Will
“Up men to your posts! Don’t forget today that you are from old Virginia.” – General George Pickett Beneath Gettysburg's sun a merciless blaze Stood Pickett with his face etched with war's haunting gaze. A mind torn asunder...Read the rest...
Categories: death, history, slavery, violence,
Form: Ballad
Water's Design
Too soft to describe with words Letters have sharp edges And speech can’t define If peace were a river I would be a leaf Falling in my deadness The freshness of green gone Helpless as I am Swirling in the wind Destined for the...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, freedom, hope, humanity, river,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Cheap Pleonasm: Make America Great Again
America has been GREAT, great for the last two centuries. All right, America has been the greatest among all countries, For a long time. MAGA is a cheap pleonasm, which just Won the most contentious election in American...Read the rest...
Categories: slavery, africa, america, black african
Form: Rhyme

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