social commentary

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

THE TRUTH IS WHAT I MAKE IT
The Starlink array arcing over my slice of night is also a freight train of light, is also a string of pearls, is also the end of the sky as I know it –
By Suze Kay2 years ago in Poets
🧠💘 Love or Logic? This Poem Reveals the Painful Truth
✍️ Poet's Note This poem dives deep into the unseen war between the heart and mind—two eternal forces shaping our emotions, decisions, and destiny. Inspired by real emotions and timeless struggles, it speaks to anyone who has ever stood at the crossroads of logic and love.
By PRABAL TR PRO2 years ago in Poets
💊 Ayurvedic vs Allopathic vs Homeopathic Friends – Hilarious Yet True!🧠
👬 “The Prescription of Friendship” 🩺 By Prabal TR PRO - There are 3 kinds of friends, so true, Each plays a role, just like you.
By PRABAL TR PRO2 years ago in Poets
How lucky we are
I'm feeling so tired after work. How lucky are we to have jobs available where we can make a living for ourselves. I don't know why my mother/father/sibling/friend has been treating me like that.
By Belle2 years ago in Poets
This is How I Fight. Content Warning.
This is how I fight... Words flowing with might... This is how I take a stand... With a pen in my hand... This is how I resist...
By Luna Verity2 years ago in Poets
The Revolution is Nigh. Content Warning.
Voices are refusing to be silent... The resistance is rising... WE will NOT be compliant! Now is the time to FIGHT... For everyone, United we stand...
By Luna Verity2 years ago in Poets
stood. Content Warning.
the dialogue is impatient. i can feel his agitation and i hear between his empty verbiage everything he won't say. ninety percent,
By ⸘jason alan‽2 years ago in Poets
4/5/2025
Herbicides glide on snide remarks As snakes slither in the dark Venom spit from the mouths of the unfit and witless As we witness our destruction
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
The Toll
Take all those secrets and woes Bury them deep down inside Scuttle them into the void where nobody knows Keep them in the place only you know the things you hide
By Jason Morton2 years ago in Poets
The Unheard Can't Hear
When my lips part The world doesn't take notice They refuse to look my direction To understand the path I've taken And the one ahead of me
By Jada Ferguson2 years ago in Poets
Don't Tell Me
I don't believe you Because I don't want it to be true I want to be ugly Bent broken and twisted Like the pieces of a broken mirror
By K.B. Silver 2 years ago in Poets
Algorithm of Isolation
We scroll through a thousand faces, bright, A carnival of pixels—Like, Share, Follow— Yet ache for a hand to hold in the night,
By Ian Sankan2 years ago in Poets