Words of Freedom

Human Rights Poetry (252)

Sort by:

Discussions	Replies	Latest Activity
Emily Dickinson in the Gutter? I found an old book in the gutter today: A battered blue hardcover unwanted by the world. It had been kicked about by a brutal foot -- mo... Started by Dylan Mitchell	0	Nov 20
The Fifth Of November As I reflect on this fifth of November, after the day I will always remember, a blues toned bittersweet invades my nature with bass deep ... Started by NOIRJENTE	0	Nov 18
A Shared Deja Vu "What cracker is this that deafs our ears with this abundance of superfluous breath?" -from Shakespeare's "King John" The pale grey e... Started by NOIRJENTE	0	Nov 18
time six paces. the length of the rope left me to hang the remains of my humanity, yellowed cinderblock walls canvas for narration of unhappy ... Started by joanna	0	Nov 16
The Common Source (a poem) My genes do not imply The depth or weight Of my philosophy, Religion or mind My genes should not imply The threatened aperture of my eye... Started by Maria McDuffie	0	Nov 15
Jack's sister in mythical proportions There won’t be any hiding from the giant, a worn look of leather, rough breath, a slow day in his mind, who wants the flesh same as mice,... Started by Sheri Grutz	0	Nov 11
Guilty Until Proven Innocent I'm guilty until proven innocent-- Lee H. Oswald is my name-- I was born in 1939, to a military family. Wikipedia tells outright lies abo... Started by Judyth Vary Baker	0	Nov 9
Help ! Help ! -- Help! Help! By: Hassan Hegāzy ( Egypt ) I call from the narrow flat steps of death, Calling: beyond the doors, under the wrecks, t... Started by Hassan Hegazy	2	Nov 8 Reply by Hassan Hegazy
In sum 1. We had read, in sum: “We are part of a whole – the whole being Nature the part being Man. And we're Nature’s putative avant-garde." ... Started by Carlos Gesmundo	0	Nov 8
Black in America (Poem) The world will close their eyes to me. My voice will go unheard. My tears will go unseen. My cries will be silenced by the absence of com... Started by Rene' Rivers	0	Nov 5