There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
There is a heart the city keeps in the basement. It does not wear a stethoscope. It hums through manhole lids and sighs out of vents,
By Milan Milic12 months ago in Poets
It’s Snowing Haiku Touch the snow feel it Icy water melting fast Sliding slipping ice
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 12 months ago in Poets
What this about Haiku Hand build, and destroy Love is blind yet it hurts bad Humans are stupid
How Do I Get Top Story Please? I pour my heart out, line after line, hoping one day Vocal will look my way and finally say
No One Owns Me I walked through fire, and felt no fear, the flames grew high, yet I held my ground. Voices chased me, calling me theirs,
I found a shoebox in the dark behind a winter coat. Its cardboard spine is still whispering like a paper-throated throat. Inside: thin flags of afternoons we thought would never fade—
Is there a government office not full of sex pests? Is there a church in this country not manned by degenerates? Why are we obsessing about Bubba Trump giving head
By CT Idlehouse12 months ago in Poets
Monster In Her Dreams She lay in the quiet, eyes fixed on night, listening for steps, that never belonged. The air stood still,
Humpty Dummy sat in a pit, knee-deep in its world of self-made shit. all of its supporters, and supposed friends have failed to make this land great again.
By Lamar Wiggins12 months ago in Poets
Without any truth to cement lies in place a little glue in the corners maybe some masking tape they e x p a n d at such an alarming rate
By K.B. Silver 12 months ago in Poets
Hey diddle Diddler- That cat’s a fiddler. The cows have jumped over the wall? The red hats just laughed To see cruelty made sport
By Judey Kalchik 12 months ago in Poets
If I knew now what I knew then I would have had a different life It’s too late to live it again 🕰️🕰️🕰️🕰️ As years move on, opportunities open
By Calvin London12 months ago in Poets