Donations are essential to keep Write Out Loud going    

Popular last 30 days

love life poem family War nature girl loss addiction sadness

Popular last 12 months

love Poetry life poem nature death hope War loss poet

Xenophobia (Remove filter)

Sonnet (On the sad news of the demise of the Siden House in the Black Country)

Oh, would it were the happy truth: consigned

Unto the flames of hell, that Crooked House, 

Where Mammon’s ermined scarlet whores decide

Which trough they’ll dig with snuffling filthy snouts!

Those arsonists so proudly pose in food

Pantries, yet loudly praise the firefight;

Rapacious brutes, they Gaîa do denude 

Of hope; they’re criminals, who firelight.

 

Rich ...

Read and leave comments (0)

GaîaCrooked HouseBlack CountryCroesusxenophobiaBritannia

Hate Is A Virus


Where the oppressed are kept under white supremacists systematic control,

 

And an 89-year old woman is set alight, whilst taking a daytime stroll. 

 

The hate crimes on the Asian community is rapidly rising in toll.

 

We must fight against xenophobia until this racist infrastructure folds.

 

 If only people were judged by their true likeness, painted by their souls.

 

...

Read and leave comments (1)

AsianLivesMatterXenophobiaRacismJusticeForAngeloQuintoJusticeForChristianHallJusticeForVichaRatanapakdee

Making A Point

Making A Point

 

Katarzyna didn’t have a skill,

they didn’t pay her much,

but Katarzyna was invaluable -

she had the human touch.

She hadn’t been to Uni,

had no meaningless degree

but she excelled in the school of life

and made my mum her tea.

 

It seems that care is valueless,

as is your place of birth,

when it comes to scoring points

and determining your...

Read and leave comments (4)

UK immigrationpoints systemeconomically inactivexenophobiafailed policy

Xenophobe

Xenophobe

 

centuries turn

witches burn

mantra

monsters

under the bed

home is where

the heart is

not like me

me not like

trolls

under bridges

bogeyman

is gonna get ya

spreading

like a virus

mantra

monsters

in my head

trolls

in the darkness

bogeyman

is gonna get ya

home is where

the hurt is

attacking

healthy

white c...

Read and leave comments (5)

xenophobiaracismlessons learned

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message