There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Artificial Tears Bottle glass clear, you glimmer in my hand. A drop to soothe the eye, but not the soul within. Artificial tears fall,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
The world spins, but slower now, as if its lungs are cracked, as if the air refuses to stay inside. Every headline is a wound,
By Shehzad Anjumabout a year ago in Poets
With your last breath You became more valuable in death than in life A land left in strife A robotic mourning wife Yet, in the haze of your final days
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Externally soft spoken, internally screaming Everything is broken, and we’re all just pretending Self advocacy, a mandatory labor thrust upon the marginalized
By vibrant ghostabout a year ago in Poets
Play the Sad Song Again Play the sad song again, let it fill the empty air. The notes fall heavy slowly, like rain against the glass.
Glimmering steel swords Radiant green forest hues Beauty soiled once felled ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Matthew J. Frommabout a year ago in Poets
I forged a mask To complement my cloak of words Dark as a night and filled with stars Trim in the shape of a Minotaur’s maze
By Sean A.about a year ago in Poets
Cruelty is cruel even to oneself. The sort of person who harms another cannot love himself, but only acts as though others do not exist.
By William Alfredabout a year ago in Poets
There was a time I thought myself honest, a boy who held truth like a candle in a storm. But somewhere— I learned the trembling art of deception,
Tell the Bad Man in My Room to Go The walls are cold with silence, the window creaks at night. Tell the bad man in my room to go,
Sunny Side Up The morning breaks in gold, light spills across the floor. The kettle hums its song, while bread begins to rise.
If you asked me once, I would have called it chaos— the way hands shake when anger walks in, the way silence bites like broken glass.
