social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
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Panthera Fossilis
This is merely a poem I have an odd idea These students don’t get it And I think they have taught me to understand why
D. J. ReddallPublished 7 months ago in Poets Calling all angels
Calling all angels All lines are busy Because all angels Are calling home To ask the loved ones How they are doing To pray with loved ones
Vadim KaganPublished 7 months ago in PoetsSamurai
thousands of miles from home Know no one like I know me Street food and Vietnamese temples. Rain and reminders of who I am meant to become. Ho Chi Minh walked these streets. My feet seem to know the way.
Rain ChristiPublished 7 months ago in PoetsTake A Bow Revised.
World's a fucking stage - Fell off it head first at twelve. Never got back on.
Unblemished
The years have taken their toll on the outside But they don’t see her soul The unblemished beauty that radiates from her
Atomic HistorianPublished 7 months ago in PoetsWhat Was It Again?
You told me your name I remember the moment But, just not the name…
Alexis Dean Jr.Published 7 months ago in PoetsPowerball Fever
Powerball dreams soar high, Billions envisioned in the night, Got four dollar win!
Anthony ChanPublished 7 months ago in PoetsIdiosyncrasies
I aimed for his cheek, But missed, instead kissed his lips Earth, swallow me please! When challenged to delve deep into those experiences we usually do our best to forget, no experience was quite so awkward as the one that inspired this piece.
Lilly CooperPublished 7 months ago in PoetsThe self cannot self-help
The foe self-care is that of self-preservation. It's an oxymoron to believe one's self can be preserved by the being it wishes to protect.
Noah DouglasPublished 7 months ago in PoetsThose Unspoken Words
'Neath the moon's soft, silver haze, Lovers have this language, like a secret maze. Unspoken verses in their hearts, oh so deep,
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Grounded
Where does my heart go… when I, want to abscond? How do I accomplish to make it stay? Emotional and physical distress are the indications to take a rest.
HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)Published 7 months ago in Poets awkward greeting
their warm embrace was cooled over flames of his wife’s bitter jealousy
Kayleigh Fraser ✨Published 7 months ago in Poets