There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
The Hand Above The Shadow A great hand hangs above the figure, Quiet, patient, and unseen. Threads descend through empty air,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 8 months ago in Poets
~~~ Stop the violence. I don't care if you're right or wrong, What side of the fence you sit on, Tall, thin, straight, queer, or anything in between.
By Rain Dayze8 months ago in Poets
Human life is so short, fragile like a water bubble, like a fallen leaf. Yet there is so much ego, so much hatred, so much need to control,
By Seema Patel8 months ago in Poets
There was a time When I lived in aesthetics. Coffee, sat on a ledge, Caught under the summer sun Of a day already growing hot.
By Silver Daux8 months ago in Poets
The way I write It sounds melodic Planet earth became demonic Gods green earth Is what It Is Calling out the ones I’ll diss
By Haychie_Artist8 months ago in Poets
If you live in America and you feel really bad about the problems in this country today then no matter what political viewpoint you have
By Justiss Goode8 months ago in Poets
I was visiting beautiful Glacier National Park. it should have been the trip of a lifetime. in many ways, it was, but not fully.
Human life is brief, for some, it is even shorter. Everybody deserves to dance to their own tune, justify their own time.
Once Upon a Poet’s Dream It wasn’t sleep, it was spark, words kicking walls in the dark, lines that bit, lines that burned,
The horrors of humanity have never been more televised. A novel tragedy thrums through waves reaching my eyes and ears any time I flip on a TV.
By Lolly Vieira8 months ago in Poets
I have often taught myself. But life’s lesson is to learn from others.
By Ophelia Keane Braeden8 months ago in Poets
Evil Watches As We Burn High in the wounded sky the eye appears, A terrible circle of living fire, Red and orange flames twist through the clouds,
