social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
What a stranger world this is
What a strange world this is, Some are helpless and alone, Some are dying of thirst in a desert, their story unknown. Some are callous and carefree, What a strange world this is. Some are trapped in a net like fish, Some have nothing, some are drunk on wealth, Some are without hands, some without feet, What a strange world this is. Oh, what a strange world this is! Some have distanced themselves from people, Wealth has made them arrogant, They want to challenge even God, What a strange world this is. Some are locked in a prison, Ashamed of their deeds, Their heart is filled with regret, What a strange world this is. Oh, what a strange world this is! Some hate children, Some would sacrifice themselves for a child's fingernail, Some ache with the memory of a sick child, What a strange world this is. Some are far from home, Like a flower separated from its garden, Like a soul parted from its body, What a strange world this is. Oh, what a strange world this is! Some are so faithless and disloyal, A servant of the devil, Engaged in tormenting people, What a strange world this is. Some are crazy in love, They have become a legend among people, Some have no home, no place to belong, What a strange world this is. Oh, what a strange world this is! Some are obsessed with women, Some are lost in worry for their homeland, Some live with the thought of their shroud, What a strange world this is. Oh, what a strange world this is! Oh, what a strange world this is! Oh, what a strange world this is!
By Muhammad Talhaabout a year ago in Poets
