There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Exasperation Impenetrable tin foil Covers a brick wall
By Maia Gadwall the metAlchemist3 years ago in Poets
A bluebird twitters Cursing links in chains gathered In books of faces
spill blood of others and the tranquility turns cold, from blue to red
By Jane Lamp3 years ago in Poets
Green and indigo Eye-to-eye through the prism Make their peace at blue
By Gerard DiLeo3 years ago in Poets
Blue lights behind me Faster than I should have gone Now, I must slow down
By Sarah Danaher3 years ago in Poets
I’m falling like rocks on a cliff side, like you fall in love, falling like a ripened vine, or how your hand falls into mine.
By Sam Eliza Green3 years ago in Poets
I’m sorry. * I just can’t write today. I’m burnt down, stressed out, and maybe you can relate. * I’ve been shifting words for hours,
A low roar fills the land, Followed by the drifting of sand. Footsteps resound with bold purpose, No quieter than a chatty porpoise.
By Toby Heward3 years ago in Poets
never has there been such loneliness in midst of interconnection.
By Chloë J.3 years ago in Poets
Blue like the berries I tumble into my mouth praying gluten free
By Ashley Bissett3 years ago in Poets
umbilical cord she refuses to sever until you are named
Not the nouns of her, Not blue hair, gesture drawing None of that; She. Is.
By Matthew Daniels3 years ago in Poets
