There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Problems unforeseen Through Brittle self-esteem You Wipe me away Like Smears on windowscreen * Following The same routine
By Caitlin Charltonabout a year ago in Poets
It was a comedy, a farce for everyone to see: Illegal aliens from Mars had landed in D.C. They zoomed in riding something red,
By Vadim Kaganabout a year ago in Poets
My spouse plays, hours of video games, it's his daily ritual, which I hate, I call it a shame. In my ideal world, he’d be reading a novel,
By Seema Patelabout a year ago in Poets
Every single time, I hear of mass human tragedy, I feel it’s the curse of creatures— whom we harassed, whose habitat we destroyed,
We humans are social, we have a tendency, to follow the herd, for fear of abandonment. If we say 'NO', we might be rejected,
There are people, who burst firecrackers and litter the streets, with collapsed balloons in the name of, celebrating an occasion.
The Luckiest Feeling It wasn’t lightning no wild storm just your hand and everything warm The world kept turning but mine stood still
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
The Beekeeper Who Loved His Bees He rises with the morning sun, boots on, suit zipped, day begun, a hum of wings, a golden song,
Temptation is dangerous, but it lights up the brain’s pleasure center, as it floods the neural system. with neurotransmitters dopamine.
Fallen leaves of autumnal Callery pear— people may walk past them. Some may think, they are nuisance, litter on the green lawn,
That's Matilija poppy— a large wildflower with six white petals, with crinkled texture, and a middle ball, of yellows stamens.
Dear Vocal, I like the writing community here But here lately I been feeling unseen Unheard Unread Hidden even Like my efforts don’t meet your standards
By L.I.Eabout a year ago in Poets
