There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
The Stranger Who Looked Twice He passed me once his gaze sliding like rain on glass fast enough to vanish yet warm enough to notice
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
Listen up— this is not a drill, but an everyday struggle for consistent peace. Withstanding unfair, harmful behavior after countless acts of support and patience
By Marcus Hillabout a year ago in Poets
A crow arcs without effort through the open sky, singing in concert. ___________________________________________________
By William Alfredabout a year ago in Poets
The Man Who Knocked Twice They said a man once lived alone in the house at the end of the lane. A locksmith by trade, though not the kind who worked for neighbours.
They were either cheap vases or sauce bottles, glass, could have been recycled or tossed away, but I decided to give them
By Seema Patelabout a year ago in Poets
Why Do My Tears Not Freeze Outside the world is cold and hard the wind cuts sharp against the skin ice forms on windowpanes and roads
The Snow Man, The Scarecrow, and The Worm The snow man stood by the garden gate his eyes were stones and his smile was flat
We Wished on a Shooting Star We wished on a shooting star you held my hand the night air was warm and the world felt small around us
My country tells us, "You are free!" But I don’t believe them. Free? Free to work five days a week, only to find my bills
By Lolly Vieiraabout a year ago in Poets
The world is ending but it’s like whatever. People are like losing their rights, But you know it’s like whatever! Like death keeps rising,
By Caitlyn Wenzelabout a year ago in Poets
Overt and covert violence take different routes to the same end—extortion and forced compliance. Thugs don’t need to break legs to get what they want:
If His love is renewed every passing dawn, Why is mine only occasionally after every five business days and two nights in the club?
By Marvelous Michaelabout a year ago in Poets
