social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Your Confidence is showing
I write for me and anyone who wishes to see That these words, laid down at your feet At the tips of your fingers So close to my heart
Your Malapropism is Showing, or is that your genius?
Man's man..such a strange phrase I'm not sure that translates the way you think it does Men's work, women's work
Paul StewartPublished 10 months ago in PoetsLeave Me Alone
Leave me alone… I never understood those words Until today Before I thought they meant ‘Go away’ Maybe ‘Not right now’
Vicious AvaricePublished 10 months ago in PoetsThe Moment and Metre of Who We Are
Forget time and space and the foreverness of all, Move on from the speed in which an apple will fall, Switch off the observatories chasing light from the past,
To Myth Or Not to Myth
For those few of you who generally at least look at what I submit, you know who you are and I appreciate you for it- Please take a quick glance over this. It is not a story, but rather a request for opinion on a matter having to do with vocal media and the challenges sponsored herein.
Andrew C McDonaldPublished 10 months ago in PoetsPockets for Women
Their significance is underrated And thus, it should be propagated To all those willing to embrace The lack of its own commonplace.
Elizabeth PetitPublished 10 months ago in PoetsStationary
I was more than pulp More than I am now Before I was sifted Before the machines When I felt a breeze I was stationary
Thor Grey (G. Steven Moore)Published 10 months ago in Poets- Content Warning
A Layer of Loathing
I love my robe. The mirrors are not steamed enough to hide my reflection when I step out of the shower. My loose skin is covered in scars that tell a story I would rather not hear;
Astrid NanniniPublished 10 months ago in Poets Escapism
Ordinary is our lives, Ordinary means no surprise, I don’t care if you’re President or poet or a pheasant-shooting farmer,
Jamie JacksonPublished 10 months ago in PoetsOde To Vocal
Vocal may not be too happy about choosing their platform as "ordinary", but to Vocal members, it is something where we are at home, something we take, rightly or wrongly, for granted. We miss it when it's not there in the same way you would miss electricity or light or water. It is part of our lives so is therefore ordinary but an essential platform for our creativity.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 10 months ago in PoetsA Cold Fact
i had to put a record on if only to drown out the cloying omnipresent sound of the local traffic i'm thirty five kilometres from the city
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Ode to the Pencil
This is an Ode to the Pencil. My lucky #2. There's just something so wonderful about a new pencil. You smell so good, like wood, and combined with a sharpener! I grind you down, into a point...A favorite tool!