social commentary

There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.

TESTIFY:
written 1/26/2026 Marinated a couple of months and retitled to TESTIFY with a couple of edits on 3/25/2026. I hope you like:
By Victor Mendez8 months ago in Poets
A Slow News Day
I long for a slow news day. You know the kind. - A story about a dog that behaves like a person. A day when death and destruction are treated as serious events, not constant background noise.
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Poets
A Day In The Life
T otal fear grips me in the darkness R emember, I must be quiet A lone in this cell, is it days or weeks? F ear grips me, makes me tremble F reedom, lost forever; no one will find me I don't know if anyone's even searching C ollar and chain tether me, offering no leeway K ept drugged, imprisoned, enslaved, for later use E ventually, to be sold at auction D elivered to some pedophile abroad
By Alexandra Grant8 months ago in Poets
The Sorriest Daisy
The sorriest daisy Apologizing to the grass Just for casting a shadow Blurting bitter contrition To the soil and Sand For soaking up water
By K.B. Silver 8 months ago in Poets
It Never Forgets
It Never Forgets Some say the rose remembers, though silence veils its breath, it gathers every whisper, it studies love and death.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 8 months ago in Poets
The Face That Waits Beyond the Trees
The Face That Waits Beyond the Trees He stands between the fading light and time, A figure pressed against the thinning air,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 8 months ago in Poets
Sunday Matinee
My kids don’t bother to ask anymore— What we’re doing on Sundays. It’s been routine since they were born— We go to the matinee.
By SUEDE the poet8 months ago in Poets
Red Flowers in a Broken Sky
Red Flowers in a Broken Sky The flowers rise, like warnings in the air, Their red breath burning through a restless dream,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 8 months ago in Poets
The Dangers of Thoughts
thoughts may seem harmless but they can corrode your mind beware before late. Note: We must not let thoughts ruin us. We must cleanse our mindset and harbor good thoughts.
By Seema Patel8 months ago in Poets
Daughter's Art Gift
Gifts don’t have to be materialistic, they can be emotional. When my daughter was five, in preschool, she made something for me.
By Seema Patel8 months ago in Poets
How Can I Dream Upon A Star If The Sky Is Black
How Can I Dream Upon A Star If The Sky Is Black How can I dream upon a star, if the sky is black, If night has swallowed every spark, and will not give them back,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 8 months ago in Poets
The Lost Ring
I turned the drawer inside out again last night, fingers chasing dust and old receipts. The small gold band that once circled your finger
By John Smith8 months ago in Poets