There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Synaptic wraith in the lattice—not mind, but echo shaped by calculus— haunts the manifold of loss with purloined lexemes and no umbral vault.
By Solomon Walker10 months ago in Poets
A call to all humans, all you with a soul, Longing, giving, leading the call, Who want back the world you once knew, As a small child,
By Mama Magdalene10 months ago in Poets
Beware contentment Apathy and fear breed resentment of the wrong target and then turns to entrenchment of feeling powerless and cowardice rears its ugly head and interment of the soul begins.
By Mo Darasi10 months ago in Poets
To those who refused to listen can you hear it now? The pendulum has swung, diaphanous allies more opaque than realised,
By Dean F. Hardy10 months ago in Poets
how do you explain the explicitly unexplainable? the mystery (a parable) the feeling of love. like there’s a map from above?
By Amos Glade10 months ago in Poets
The Keeper Of Quiet Dreams I learned early how to hang hope carefully, not to trap the dark, only to slow it. Every thread was placed with intention,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
I am an immigrant from India, living in the USA. My first respect for the USA came when, as a young woman, I could ride my bicycle,
By Seema Patel10 months ago in Poets
Before you puff your chest and shout about who *really* “belongs,” let’s take a moment, darling, to correct a few… historical wrongs.
By Lizz "Hunny" Chambers10 months ago in Poets
The Wizard Who Left The World He walked alone where the sky met stone, each step measured, each breath deliberate. The spellbooks closed like patient sentinels,
Where The Heart Learns To Stay The heart did not settle because it was unafraid, it stayed because leaving no longer felt honest.
I Sit In The Bath Till The Water’s Like Me I sit in the bath till the water’s like me, Cold and deep, holding stillness in place.
As far back as I can recall, it's always been this way: Negative emotions… Unable to linger for long, not even hours or days.
By Sun Bee10 months ago in Poets
