social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
ABOUT DOLLY, TIGER AND TIM
You know, we all go through storms and somedays the storms can be too much. This week Dolly passed, Tim Curry passed and Tiger is in the news again trying to navigate the storm. And outside their world is us and in reading my early morning news, the pettiness, the hateful rhetoric of people was just too much for me and so I wrote this:
By Victor Mendez2 months ago in Poets
You Don't Even Exist To Me
You bitch and moan I copy you as if you ever cross my mind you're nothing but a ghost to me an odor left behind You hide behind a damaged soul and blame your inner strife but maybe you're just rotten through You ruin your own life having issues isn't a free pass to hurt people you meet a tragic mask won't hide the trash you throw out in defeat I'd never trade my life for yours I don't wish to take your place you're nothing in my universe empty words without a face
By Sara Wilson2 months ago in Poets
