There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
When I look in the mirror, history comes to haunt me‐ as if I'm not a new creation... I wish it were laughable, but‐ to this day...
By JM2 years ago in Poets
Keep them in fear That's always best for them. Find something new that will really test 'em. * Keep them all occupied with things that are bad,
By Simon Aylward2 years ago in Poets
Don’t be so busy that you can’t sit on your porch in the wooden lounge chair, free of your devices, to just breathe, for a slow, lazy evening,
By Seema Patel2 years ago in Poets
We talk that children these days, have depression — why will they not have? We expose them to scented, stifling air, food full of preservatives,
We are mortal human, with a complex brain. It seeks pleasure sensations. We fall for temptations. That leads to irritation —
sometimes i dream of the coast, the fountain of my youth, where the sky swells dark and heavy and raindrops plop against the waves, each one gentle as a mother’s kiss
By angela hepworth2 years ago in Poets
It was the beginning of the end In a breath he said Make it so And thus it was The archon looked upon all creation And in the sweep of hand
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
You don’t like me You only like the fiction in your mind You don’t know me You only show me the likable version of you Show me your monster
It’s an effervescent antidepressant When you can’t pay your rent Money whores stripping us of everything As we cling to our last life line to reality
silence always precedes — everything from the creation of everything to your last bowel movement a rumble in the sack
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
My kids are nature-smart because I put effort into it. I teach them mindfulness. I talk about nature topics all day, every day.
The scroll wheel stills, a sudden hush descends, A digital ghost town, where no message sends. No likes, no shares, no fleeting, hollow praise,
By Xavier2 years ago in Poets
