social commentary

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

Bipartisan Responsibility
Signed into law by President Obama, Upheld by the Supreme Court, It's used now under President Trump, and Democrats are yelling, "Abort!"
By Mack D. Ames10 months ago in Poets
Love is All You Need. Top Story - January 2026.
ℒ𝒪𝒱ℰ ℐ𝒮 𝒩𝒪𝒯 𝒜 𝒩𝒪𝒰𝒩 Love is not a person you view from afar ensconced like a statue in the corner They can’t rectify your folly
By K.B. Silver 10 months ago in Poets
The Silence Between Us. Top Story - January 2026.
The silence between us is like the ice thickening on the lake of oblivion. I could trudge out to the center from the shore
By Natalie Wilkinson10 months ago in Poets
Comply with Abundance!. Runner-Up in Public Announcement Challenge.
At an Investor Forum in 2025, Elon Musk stated that in 10-20 years, work would be optional for people because most goods and products would be abundantly produced by AI, money will be irrelevant, and technology will make human existence easy and pleasurable. Work will be more like play.
By Lana V Lynx10 months ago in Poets
Note Men Feel Depressed too you know not just women
The Weight He Wore Inside He laughed at the bar, played the part well, a joker with eyes that never smiled. His friends called him lucky,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
Start Again
Introduction This is a prose poem from Harper Lewis's challenge that you can join in here: Start Again ♨️📖🔥🧾🔥📖♨️️I Working In The Detritus And WreckageLeft By The Wrecking BallOf The Hateful FavouritiesAnd Their Despicable EnablersThey Call Me A Mendacious Abusive Cheat🔥🧾🔥And The Whole World Believes ThemI Feel AbandonedBut I Will Never Back Down🔥🧾🔥Hammering At The Brick Wall Of IgnoranceOne Day I Will Make It FallLike JerichoMy Power And Endeavour Will Never DiminishEvery Day It Will Get Stronger🔥🧾🔥Encouraged By My Friends And AdmirersSixty Two Days Since The Wrecking Ball HitAnd The Ignorant Perpetrators Just LaughThey Been Warned🔥🧾🔥I Will Be Smiling SoonThat Is Definite♨️📖🔥🧾🔥📖♨️️
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 10 months ago in Poets
Because I am just a man
I wanted to grow old together To hold your hand forever I wanted to be your lover The focus of your lifelong plan I failed because I am just a man.
By Calvin London10 months ago in Poets
The Locksmith Inside My Mirror
The Locksmith Inside My Mirror The locksmiths inside my mirror waiting with his keys his eyes are hollow his mouth does not move
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
Dead Ground. Content Warning.
Do not scream. Do not listen to the voices outside your head head head head. Do not scream. Do not preach silence in the land of the dead. Do not
By Corvus10 months ago in Poets
community care
LISTEN pay attention to what i have to share i keep being handed problems no one has yet had to bear listen you believe you can afford not to care
By Amber Grace10 months ago in Poets
Slow Down
I know what you're thinking: It's too late, everything eventually stacks up on your plate. Taxes, a stressful job, doctor visits, monthly bills,
By Maddy Newt10 months ago in Poets
The Locksmith Rises from the Dead. Top Story - May 2025.
The Locksmith Rises from the Dead No stone to mark, no bell to chime, he woke beneath the weight of grime, keys still hooked across his chest,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets