social commentary

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

Blooming Flowers, Senescent Leaves
I had never seen Callery pear before until I found many of them in the apartment, I came to stay. Dark, rugged trunks and branches,
By Seema Patel9 months ago in Poets
Era of Dark Fulfillment
Perhaps if I touched you, passed my plague directly to you like leprosy, you'd understand Maybe if I breathed on you, exhaled my airborne bacterial or viral like 2020, you'd comprehend
By Paul Stewart9 months ago in Poets
When War Has Ceased, Bring Peace To My Heart
When War Has Ceased, Bring Peace To My Heart When war has ceased and the last cry falls silent, Let the earth loosen the smoke from her weary breath.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 9 months ago in Poets
He Told Me I had a “Kangaroo Pouch”
Stuff me, In the pouch of a kangaroo. Show me how my own protrudes, To disturb you. Call it small; Poke it through. Soften the blow,
By Caitlin Charlton9 months ago in Poets
Temptation
Do you see it? peaking through the window wild, untampered open, unclosed Loud, undeadening/undeafening The voices are rising to the shore
By KwCub9 months ago in Poets
A Soldier He Served His Time In Bombay 1939
A Soldier He Served His Time In Bombay 1939 My uncle fought in Bombay 1939, when the world was breaking not behind a desk
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 9 months ago in Poets
No Glory in the Trenches
No Glory in the Trenches Mud to their knees and worse inside, they crouched beneath a gunmetal sky. Rats knew their names. They came at night,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 9 months ago in Poets
Architect of Harm. Content Warning.
The writing uses metaphors and archetypes throughout. It is not autobiographical, nor is it about any specific person. It explores a pattern of the quiet architecture of harm through imagery, innuendo, and symbolic language.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 9 months ago in Poets
pee-bee and jay. Content Warning.
my eyes are open and i am waking still expecting him to be here but it was all a dream i won't find him anywhere but in my head
By ⸘jason alan‽9 months ago in Poets
Remember what they took from you
Remember what they took from you, The time and love and healthy kid, And burn and make the love anew. The good republic lost to coup,
By A. S. Lawrence9 months ago in Poets
Raise Your Chin Up, Lad
Raise your chin up, lad! Smile and greet the day! Raise your chin up, lad! Chase those frowns away! Raise your chin up, lad!
By Ian Read9 months ago in Poets
Why Under The Sun Don’t You Write
Why Under The Sun Don’t You Write The sun lifts its golden face above the roofs, steady and unapologetic in its rising. It spills light across my quiet table,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 9 months ago in Poets