social commentary

There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.

Father-Child Conversation
Daddy, I say, I need a race car. But what I really need is to hold your finger and for you to lead me. Tell me about life,
By Seema Patel2 years ago in Poets
Why to Learn Psychology?
It’s a chaotic world, full of people with motivations. They carry weapons of psychopathy to scar your psyche. So wear the armor
By Seema Patel2 years ago in Poets
You don't always get what you expect.
Leaves fall. That's expected. Trump won President How did he ever get elected? -- We expect the world to turn and flowers
By ᔕᗩᗰ ᕼᗩᖇTY2 years ago in Poets
Sadness of Changes
The darkness inside of me, it just keeps growing larger. I'm wanting to scream out loud... instead I force it smaller. I made promises to many:
By Adora Hooper2 years ago in Poets
“In the Silence of My Love”
I love you. There — I said it. Not out loud, not to you, but to the pages that always listen. To the stars that blink above my lonely sky,
By Sabiha Sums2 years ago in Poets
My -ered Firmly Plast-
There is a steady and rambling, slowly meandering stream that runs alongside the road I envisioned in my dream at night, last night, to offer a slight but right—
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
A poem on a word from your native language, the one that becomes a door to a forgotten home, a childhood smell, a buried grief or a lost revolution
Beckoning my existence Uss rab par vishwas rakh, har manzil me tera saathi ho vo khuda, Kyuki Jado usdi meher hove toh tenu vo bhi miljaye jo tera nahi ho sakda!
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Poets
Trojan Horse Tongue
In Greek mythology, you must have heard about the Trojan Horse — an enemy in disguise, in one’s own house. If you think about it,
By Seema Patel2 years ago in Poets
About Human Motivations
Many of us face this issue. Social media gives us supporters — but real-world people often seem indifferent. Why, we often ask?
By Seema Patel2 years ago in Poets
Red Admiral
Red Admiral The construct of unflappability, Stiction to remorseless rigidity, The ad-hock adherent linearity, Negates imperfect probability.
By Paul Beckett2 years ago in Poets
Tamarind
I saw the tamarind packaged and labeled in the Ranch Market. It's exotic in provenance, a few pods at a high price. I had to buy
By Seema Patel2 years ago in Poets
Sulfite in Processed Food Can be Fatal
Rows and columns of delicious showcases in transparent boxes. They are delicious, no wonder — but are safe? I'm not sure.
By Seema Patel2 years ago in Poets