There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Today I was the monarch splashed across the grill of a truck readying the fire of capitalism, going after construction
By Silver Daux3 months ago in Poets
They wanted me to feel constantly humiliated Any reason served the purpose Growing up, sibling rivalry Before I could even grasp what it was all about
By Sun Bee3 months ago in Poets
Building walls instead of bridges Drifting apart instead of drawing closer Insults instead of tender words Straying into the swamps instead of the city road
I have a goal of 50 days - 50 haikus - responding to 50 different songs. These are songs with lyrics that I feel close to. Number Three is Oliver's Army by Elvis Costello.
By Alyson Smith 3 months ago in Poets
Revealing only a fraction of what lies within No one will ever know the whole truth A single image of my life One sentence, one slice of time
I have become a vessel into which negativity is poured Others do not see a human being in me If I were a paid therapist, it would make sense
Ever wake up exhausted? No, not tired--that happens to everyone who didn't sleep well, enough, or well enough. Happens all the time.
By Harper Lewis 3 months ago in Poets
We are carving air with dull knives, Dividing the whisper of a loaf among a hundred open mouths. They sit in glass towers,
By Forest Green3 months ago in Poets
You call this a morning commute? I call it boarding a cattle car to the abattoir. I step out my front door and the air tastes like rust
Sometimes I tolerate it, the mansplaining, finding it easier and less complicated to avoid unnecessary interaction with ignorant pedants, maybe
"Hello...Goodbye!" I'll see you when? In 10...20....30 years, If I am lucky. You remind me of an invisible cloak, You see it once, then it's gone!
By Carol Ann Townend3 months ago in Poets
I DESPISE YOUR LIES I listened to your stories, And wanted them to be true, But every time I trusted, You found another lie.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 3 months ago in Poets
