discrimination poems

Asunder | Nate Maye - Dive into the Depths of Contemporary Voices

Asunder | Nate Maye

Let them all marry,
all of them,
let them be human too,
find a better reason
to dislike others,
or better no reason at all.

Red | Sravani Singampalli - Dive into the Depths of Contemporary Voices

Red | Sravani Singampalli

I am always ignored
I am always humiliated
I am always cheated
Is this all just because
Of my skin colour?
They say people with
Darker skin are aliens
But isn’t the colour
Of our blood the selfsame?
When did we become aliens?
We all are from the same race
The colour of our blood Red.

Rear Entrance | JD DeHart - Dive into the Depths of Contemporary Voices

Rear Entrance | JD DeHart

They told him to go
to the back door, face
the wrong shade
to walk in the front

Years later they would
tell him the playing
field was equal, those
were the sins of long-
ago ancestors

They would tell him
he lives in a country
that is longer racist,
sexist, or classist

But he would take
a long look around
and beg to differ.

More at http://jddehartpoetry.blogspot.com/.

It's Not Over | Sarena Tien - Dive into the Depths of Contemporary Voices

It’s Not Over | Sarena Tien

Queer
first-generation
Chinese-American
woman.

I embody nearly everything
the red puzzle pieces
of our country
stand against.

I sobbed until I couldn’t breathe.

But my friends
ignited a storm,
sympathy rain
and solidarity wind.

Hope lives on
in the minorities
the fighters
the dreamers.

We will not be silenced.

This is our fight,
America’s fight,
the world’s fight.
And we won’t back down.

Inquisitive Mind | Julia Hones - Dive into the Depths of Contemporary Voices

Inquisitive Mind | Julia Hones

Why do we talk about women’s rights?
When shall we consider them human rights?

Why do we put up with a man
who calls a woman “disgusting”
when she wants to extract from her body
the precious fluid that helps her baby think and thrive?

Albert Einstein said we should never stop asking questions,
but if he had been a woman,
her statement might have been trashed.

More at https://juliahoneswritinglife.blogspot.com.

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