social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
An Ode to My Breakfast
My eyes danced in excitement, As my fingers found the spot. I breathed heavily, as I pulled at the cover. Peeling it away,
Donna Fox (HKB)Published 9 months ago in PoetsMy Hawaiian Heart
You’ll always own A little bit of me Hawaii In my heart, Only the best parts To those that I care about I can’t imagine
Dana StewartPublished 9 months ago in PoetsThe Drum Beats On
Thum-th-thum Listen to the beat of the drum It’s ethereal hum Begging you to come Thunk-ta-ta-tunk The first came From a felled trunk
Atomic HistorianPublished 9 months ago in Poets"Only in a Small Town"
"Only in a Small Town" String a gay man to a fence / in the dead of night Rob him blind, pistol whip him, / leave him there to die.
Whisper, "Aloha!"
Closing my eyes I can still remember the sound of a waterfall splashing over stone as it cascades down a path to replenish
C. H. RichardPublished 9 months ago in PoetsMy Inner Child
In shadows deep, my days of old, Where hurt and pain took firm a hold, A wounded child, I once did roam, In search of solace, finding home.
Strong Vs Weak
I have lived my life Knowing The strong hurt the weak And the weak hate the strong But the weak also hurt the strong And the strong also hate the weak
Vicious AvaricePublished 9 months ago in PoetsIf I Don’t Love You
If I don’t love you Everything about you changes So much so That I learn your decomposition And can never unsee it If I don’t love you
Vicious AvaricePublished 9 months ago in PoetsBalance
It’s time I learned how to be human To be kind to all who need kindness To help those who need help To love those who need love
Vicious AvaricePublished 9 months ago in Poetsfrom the ashes
from the ashes i am not born again, but i don’t feel like who i was. so, maybe, i will finally feel like who i am,
⸘jason alan‽Published 9 months ago in Poets#PooReviewHaiku
Curry night again explosive diarrhea porcelain throne time * Thanks for reading! This is heavily influenced, inspired, or whatever by Judey Kalchik's awesome unofficial challenge #BookReviewHaiku. You can learn more about that below and forget about this strangeness.
Paul StewartPublished 9 months ago in PoetsRandom Acts of Kindness - Why?
Random acts of kindness Sound so good, so joyful Random acts of kindness Just to get the follows * Random acts of kindness
Paul StewartPublished 9 months ago in Poets