social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Welcome Home
Home is where- Things have to change. Memories of yesterday sever me from kindness, truth is a lie, an envied as a way of life, where neighbors’ friends and family remain close despite disagreement/ Where they make peace/ for the living/ resting with eyes open, looking up without meeting a judge, contemplating my present/a future gift that doesn’t box my spirit.
Grizzly GentlemanPublished 5 days ago in PoetsWhere is home?
"Go home". Two words. Dispair. "You don't belong here". I was born here. London Town. Home to the hipsters and the punks and the rockers and the royals. Home poeple from all over the world* (when the narrative benefits).
Afeefa KhanPublished 5 days ago in PoetsReaching Back "Home"
How can "home" mean so much to me when I’ve never truly known it Family: broken, battered, and blended How can I truly own it?
Monique WillPublished 5 days ago in Poets
Home
I've never really cared if we have a huge home or not. Cause I know deep down inside that is not what it's about.
J.W. BairdPublished 5 days ago in Poets
Within the Walls
Home can be heaven Home can be hell
G. A. MiddletonPublished 6 days ago in PoetsHome
When your racing heart cries for a moment of solace When the emerging pain enveloped as thoughts fill your mind Home, is the place you want to run to
Home Sweet Home?
In my twenties I moved away from home, a long way away Across the ocean, but not planning to stay Why did you leave New Zealand? Was it a task?
Michael TriggPublished 6 days ago in Poets
Pride in How we Strive
Candlelit shadows waver softly, to the rhythm of monochrome, Chromatic grey scales play flat and sharp, all starkly juxtaposed,
Claire McCabePublished 6 days ago in Poets
Define Home
"Define home?" You mean home like home run when you run pass the goalie and you score a point? Or do you mean home like my homie like that one guy in town and everyone knows his name?
Paula JosephPublished 6 days ago in Poets
Home is a Smell
Home is a smell. And every home scent is unique. Some homes smell spicy. Some smell sweet. Some smell like a fresh load of laundry.
Amanda AlexisPublished 6 days ago in Poets
Check Out That House
- Check out that house - Which house? - The one that was build on a different fundament than the one I grew up in. The one where people love sitting down
Anastasita QualiaPublished 6 days ago in PoetsMarvelous, The City
People speak of kindred spirits, of love at first sight we do not speak of falling for a place of stone and steel,
WordSmithtressPublished 6 days ago in Poets
