social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Picking at the bones
Pt1 Grass stains and dandelion chains and brambles snagged around my jeans little stars of berries that opened my eyes to knowing
Nothing
Nothing is as it was Not the skies, nor the way the roots reach no, things have leached and surely they have reached into you
History books
My life once stretched and swayed for the drops of a promise a facade to fix cowardice that shakes the inner child
One Shots
Paint stains on my jeans: We're all some kind of little freak Captured in color *** Do you have to own everything?
Gorgon
I emptied my house and found I was emptier still for the echoes of its hallways fell on my deaf, complacent ears as long as its hatreds rutted
Chitlins Must Go
Chitlins should not be sold. Please save the cute piglets. It’s gross and stinks. Stop eating this mess! I’m sorry to offend, but this needs
Real PoeticPublished 10 months ago in PoetsAnew
You think too much the hind said; In absolutes, and distant things you linger on illusions that creep as vines to sway the being
Fish, No Thanks!
It’s Friday, you must eat your fish! I hate the taste; may I have a different dish? The church says fish. You have no other wish.
Mark GagnonPublished 10 months ago in PoetsRespect Elders
In wisdom's embrace, we honor the old, Respect for elders, a value untold. Respect elders, for they hold the key, To lessons learned in life's vast sea.
Article PinsPublished 10 months ago in PoetsHow to Slowly Break a Woman
Tell a woman who lives outside of your unconceived notions to behave she will but only because every scolding
Alexandria StanwyckPublished 10 months ago in PoetsPorn is Not Love
Porn is not love It's not even lust Porn can ruin your life Porn can only give you pain Porn can only give you hurt Love can give you pain
Paul StewartPublished 10 months ago in Poets2 words
Love Loud Give All Love Lost Time pass sins gone Tear more Mind fall Risk Me Down Fall Time Still Lies Grow Fool Me