social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Captain Trips
Crashing ocean of Waves and water Cannot cover Sounds of slaughter -------------- Fallen tube Shattered on floor
Andrew C McDonaldPublished 9 months ago in PoetsWalking Lesson
A fine sunny day and me all alone Just isn’t right mayhaps I’ll atone By seeking company of the feminine kind With whom to frolic, destress, and unwind
Andrew C McDonaldPublished 9 months ago in PoetsScapegoats of Life Drama
Scapegoats Call them out for the reason of trying to be right An antagonist they are not, but innocents of society Pay the prize of the evil one
Mariann CarrollPublished 9 months ago in PoetsAbsence
You spent so much time in my presence That I never realized How much I valued your absence
Vicious AvaricePublished 9 months ago in PoetsHow Fast Can You Get Undressed?
shake off comfort-zone sedative sameness unfasten rip off pull down undo drop idiosyncrasies like nooobody’s business
The Dani WriterPublished 9 months ago in Poets~Night after Night!~
~Night after Night!~ Sleep by day Streets by night, What a drive by sight A courageous fight? Doing it Night after night.
Jennifer CooleyPublished 9 months ago in PoetsMaui
In the land of Maui, where the sun shines bright, A fierce inferno blazes with all its might. The year is 2023, a time of despair,
Color Blind
..Grey skies were always my emotional clouds, As I enclose my eyes Darkness reveals my credit score ancestry or perhaps my slips were unseen in
CleverWordzPublished 9 months ago in PoetsAbout the Tyger
Tyger! Tyger! shining brilliantly In the backwoods of the evening, What godlike hand or eye Could outline thy unfortunate evenness?
Edris PostPublished 9 months ago in PoetsWriting is a Privilege
Writing is a privilege anger is a gift Wield both precisely With courage and heart Writing is a responsibility A calling, you can't hide from
Paul StewartPublished 9 months ago in Poets(Not) One of Us
she takes form of a beggar just to test, the love in the hearts of all the rest, . the price of a coffee too much to give,
Kayleigh Fraser ✨Published 9 months ago in PoetsI want You to know
I want You to know Yes, You When You struggle and it all feels way too much for anyone to take When the pressure exceeds that which
Paul StewartPublished 9 months ago in Poets