social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
- Top Story - September 2023
You Terrify Me
You terrify me Because from the moment we met I knew We had met before In a waking dream A dream I sought to ignore Something long ago
Atomic HistorianPublished 8 months ago in Poets BITCOIN
Bitcoin A reputable digital currency Founded when none Believed it was real seen it appreciate bulls and bears all over the years.
ArraycryptPublished 8 months ago in PoetsMy African childhood
"The African childhood, full of sun and song, Of wild adventures, both right and wrong. Of games in the dust and laughter in the air,
Gift ChristianPublished 8 months ago in PoetsQuietening Words for the Narcissists
When you push, push, push people down When you make others run and hide For fear of sharing their truth Just to lift yourself up
Paul StewartPublished 8 months ago in PoetsFeminism
In a world that shouts for equality, Feminism stood tall, its message clear as can be. But like all things, sometimes it strays,
Sarah OgobaPublished 8 months ago in Poetsrecycled bodies
we are recycled bodies trying to find a home
beauty in the wind
beauty lies in your song of pain the sharp creases in the leaves let me know that my solitude lies in your darkness
Mona YonusPublished 8 months ago in PoetsWHEN WE DIE
In verses old, truths we find, From Ecclesiastes, words of the mind, Dust returns to Earth, spirit to God's grace, In Romans, eternal life through Christ we embrace.
Miguel RamirezPublished 8 months ago in PoetsWhy?
Why? Why do I have to have a reason? For not liking someone For not liking something Have I committed some kind of treason?
Atomic HistorianPublished 8 months ago in PoetsMOTHERHOOD
Pregnancy is so powerful that it changes you The awareness that you house another life A breathe in another breathe A bone in another bone
Omolola OsundePublished 8 months ago in PoetsLimitations
Convoluted conclusions Breeding hate and confusion Spreading to every last human - Talking with no conviction
Mohammed DarasiPublished 8 months ago in PoetsJust noticing the fact
Temptations of the now and the feeling of freshness from the mind of the youths encountered my mind from the morning-afternoon rituals