social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Conflict
First, they tell you to walk and talk As soon as you do they complain and baulk Shut up, sit down, don't run around It's so hard to tell up from down
Lauren RainePublished about a year ago in PoetsExams
At a desk, ready to start Brain decides to have a fart Nothing but air in your head Best to just stay in bed No knowledge did they impart
Lauren RainePublished about a year ago in PoetsThe Power of Sleep
Sleep is where my mind wanders In and out of the thoughts, I've pondered Living out the dreams, I made awake Taking me to places I've never seen
Simon GeorgePublished about a year ago in PoetsDesperate Stan
Picture a man as best you can. He’s handsome and tall and probably cool, but we know him only as Stan. As cool as he is, he looks kind of stiff.
Simon GeorgePublished about a year ago in PoetsME!
I'm a Pastor's kid, so I'm expected to be the best! Meanwhile the running joke is... we're most likely to be a mess! Like the President's children, I had NO input in his career.
Alaine HayPublished about a year ago in PoetsMy Purpose
Never asked to be born, but appreciative I should be. Supposedly an adult by 21, but a child they still see! The circle of life still evades me; why exactly am I here?
Alaine HayPublished about a year ago in PoetsRobotic Cleaning
A robot that vacuums your floor? Who could want for anything more! You just have to ask. He'll do it quite fast. And then he'll go back out the door!
Sarah O'GradyPublished about a year ago in PoetsHow Much
this sleep that eludes me now may have been found in the past i may have cleaned out this account some other time ago
Little Star
I lay in Bed alone at night... Burning candles, instead of Obscuring the lights... Thoughts Flicker but melt like wax.
HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)Published about a year ago in PoetsWorld Poetry Day 21 March
Every year, on March 21st, we celebrate World Poetry Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the beauty, diversity, and expressive power of poetry. This year, in commemoration of World Poetry Day, UNICEF’s Poems for Peace initiative has once again provided a platform for children and young people from all over the world to share their experiences of conflict and war and to call for peace through poetry.
Manpreet Singh BhinderPublished about a year ago in PoetsEverlasting Forests
The trees stand tall and proud, Their branches reaching for the sky, A world of green, a peaceful shroud, A place where life can thrive.
I wonder if?
I make poems in comments that are published to my page. So far they make people happy, nobody's outraged. I wonder if someone's secretly mad?
Thavien YliasterPublished about a year ago in Poets