There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
New jackals Romp and tear the global flesh Peer down the sight line An agenda mowing over the innocent While multitudes chatter and become trivialized secondaries
By Broke Poet9 years ago in Poets
A dialogue poem I wrote in junior year of college. Warning: Language Domestic Bliss A husband and wife sit at the dinner table,
By Candice Johnson9 years ago in Poets
G a y Three letter word; So fitting and broad. Dogmatic in its arches— Sitting in the distance of the man; who wears his hat;
By Malika Young9 years ago in Poets
we are white we are broken we are blind we are ignorant willfully ignorant we are murderers we are terrorists we are not *all* bad
By Victoria Benson-Lohr9 years ago in Poets
Humans are burdened with compunction At each and every other junction For, with their marvellous brains Come equally marvellous Chains
By Siying Ho9 years ago in Poets
That flinch you see when you raise your voice, you’re not imagining it, it is a scar of the past, a fingerprint pressed into the soft wax heart of a child,
By Amanda Frazier9 years ago in Poets
No one is truly here to wipe away your starlight tears, For that is not their purpose. No one is truly here to watch you for all these tiresome years,
By Jennay Hayden9 years ago in Poets
Waking up is supposed to be a gift, One of those miracles, However, I dread waking up, Living the day to day, What anxiety gets brought up this time,
By Noah Renee9 years ago in Poets
Am I at odds to all my peers who stay Out late, resisting the daily-drone of Toil, tasks, and tedium, in favour of A single, solitary moment of infinity –
By Chris Jones9 years ago in Poets
Love is like a full-time job Gotta make sure he's not a slob I'm taking applications, but not hiring till March Drowning in an Ocean of people, yet still parched
By Neura Logical9 years ago in Poets
Missing the light carried so deep inside Still there silently shining just not as bright Asking Myself this question late at night
By Rau Niche9 years ago in Poets
As hard as I try, I cannot forget The harshness of blood and the bitterness of sweat The ashy demise, so many have faced The shrapnel of time, humanity’s disgrace
By Steven B9 years ago in Poets
