There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
My throat feels like pins and needles. The worst kind of joke; it needles. Cracked lips and no air to breathe. A suffocating mask underneath.
By Sun Beeabout a year ago in Poets
Line up so no one gets left behind Play a quiet game and make sure any tears are dried Voices might be heard over screams outside
By vibrant ghostabout a year ago in Poets
Then there are the petty dictators among us, who are so insecure and inwardly nothing at all that they cannot pass up a chance, no matter how small
By William Alfredabout a year ago in Poets
The world tilts forward not sudden, but steady, like a glass filled too close to the rim, like a road narrowing under the weight of its own warning.
By Cadmaabout a year ago in Poets
If I can keep a tear in, the moment can stay hidden As I slide across the wet floor, never before ridden In shoes I never should have worn,
By simplicityabout a year ago in Poets
A crispy air flows. Leaves were falling from the sky. The autumn is here.
By Meghan LeVaughn about a year ago in Poets
I have seen the youth of God boiling beneath the veil, sweating incense and kerosene beneath the metro flicker, scriptures folded in the back pocket of a knock-off Levi’s,
By Joe Sebehabout a year ago in Poets
Turned to a Tree by the Witches He crept by moonlight, hands quick with greed. Three hearts in a jar, stolen from witches three.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
I SEE YOU darker brother I SEE YOU darker sister Do not follow them into the night! This is not your fight! I’ve seen you since that first ship here
By Kai Wilsonabout a year ago in Poets
You can’t get the honor without doing anything honorable. Standing in front of gullible people and telling them exactly what they want to hear is pathetic,
Falling Leaves Haiku Whispered red descends, On the breath of morning’s chill, Gone before the sigh.
The Owl Who Lives in My Tree The owl who lives in my tree watches the moon wake up slow his eyes are two bright lanterns
