There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
They were jealous of our love, so they made me a beast A monster in the eyes of the one I loved most She did not trust me; what else could I do but
By Stephanie Hoogstad5 months ago in Poets
I Left You When You Needed Me The Most I left you when you needed me the most Those words still follow behind my days Not as a wound asking forgiveness
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
In the physical world, you can stand sentinel protect your private property, guarding against intruders. Not so on the web,
By Harper Lewis 5 months ago in Poets
[Verse] Hold your babies tight and close to your chest tonight Because There are no more games left to play As the coward’s shadow stretches wide and blocks God's way
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior5 months ago in Poets
Verse 1 Fiona is nursing another beer in a pub that’s seen better days Sitting on the promenawd watching strangers drift through her drunken haze
Because I am a jazz musician, I seek great poets.Because I am a poet, I seek great jazz musicians. - The Oracle Hour time is hear,
By Kristen Keenon Fisher5 months ago in Poets
Plastic Face False as Day A painted smile, a polished show, Only the surface lets you know, Words drip sweet and hands reach wide,
I. Slammed! No matter how I try To avoid the slings of arrows The slice of the sword Or the strike of the club. II. Even my armor
By Dean Traylor5 months ago in Poets
Kuwait, Kuwait, 29 days ‘til September was a day all Khaleeji are certain to remember. Nayirah was as phony as her baloney testimony;
By Chris Z5 months ago in Poets
Blessed are we with soil stained hands I hear we have clean hearts But make no mistake We give more than we take the sun always rises- so shall we
By Darcie M. Trembley5 months ago in Poets
The Queen of Impossible Things Beyond the hills no maps could hold There stood a kingdom dark and old Its towers reached through cloud and rain
Blinded by the darkness: cottony, fibrous mass of worthlessness asserted by all and sundry, superior souls never gagged and blindfolded,
