social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Purple Machine
Numbers trickling down pages A song of sages Machine elves dancing through our minds Yet, there is nothing to find An enigma lost to time
Atomic HistorianPublished 4 months ago in PoetsThe King's Memory
They don’t remember me the way I remember them. I leech the details from the memories, suck them dry. A face, a name, the way my arms can be bent like a doll.
Silver Serpent BooksPublished 4 months ago in PoetsTightrope
truth or love it isn’t clear there seems to be no distinction here . nor does it matter to those in fear her message is loud
Kayleigh Fraser ✨Published 4 months ago in Poetsinside outside goes the air
in out one two three four in and out. two two three four. don't fight don't scream don't grab the stick leave weapons all blunted
the stories you tell/the magic you create
some days...the words will stay hidden like an immigrant in a little boat waiting to be coaxed to the safety of dry land sadly...sometimes the waters are far too rough and pull the words under
Paul StewartPublished 4 months ago in PoetsEmbrace the Eternal Void
ah breathe calm descends distill the day empty the jaw of stress find the happy in small moments of pristine peace gaze upwards to the night sky as darkness falls
Paul StewartPublished 4 months ago in PoetsJoy Ride
A fun and wild ride Don’t you dare have a thin skin Too risqué for that *** Author’s Note: This senryu was written for Matthew Fromm’s Senryu Critique Challenge and is about the 2023 movie Joy Ride. For more information about the challenge and to participate, check out the link below:
Stephanie HoogstadPublished 4 months ago in Poets~Snow Angels~
~Snow Angels!~ Seasons come and Seasons Go But winter is the one that's best Putting young and old to the test, Over whose Snow Angel is the BEST?
Jennifer CooleyPublished 4 months ago in Poets~Z to A & A to Z Inverse: This is Me!~
~ Z to A or A to Z Inverse: This Is Me!~ Zealful of the road and Success around the corner, I can close my eyes in a state of peace now and slumber, knowing how hard I've worked for the rewards of the plunder from the words I've been gifted to write, and the Joy it will give to me from those who find their way to them seeking the Satisfaction, Message and Entertainment they were made to give!
Jennifer CooleyPublished 4 months ago in PoetsCigarettes and Blood Lust
Rip open my ribs. RIP OPEN MY RIBS! I dare you to crack open my bones and plunge dirty nails Into the maw of my chest, Pluck out the still-beating organ there
Silver Serpent BooksPublished 4 months ago in PoetsIt’s Not About the Money
I often sit and ponder What’s in a dollar Not what is it made of But what it makes for us Often it’s very little And it’s only getting smaller
Atomic HistorianPublished 4 months ago in PoetsThe New Hampshire Primary of 2024
It was a dark and stormy night, Windblown and stinging, icy, Populated by the noisy, Spreading oratory disease and vitriol,
Gerard DiLeoPublished 4 months ago in Poets