social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
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i AM radical and i CAN have it all- i can create or destroy- i can make a life from truth, or fear death and lie about who i am and who the world is to me. but what i do has always been mine. nobody can change where they come from but that doesn't matter as much as where they know they can still go. i might not be sure of which way my north points anymore but this is not the mountain i want to die on alone, inching closer to the edge every day and losing my grip on why i need to hold on to believing i am a person to believe in: becuase i AM radical i CAN have it all, and i will- in every possible way- you'll see.
By ⸘jason alan‽3 years ago in Poets
Thanksgiving, 2018. Runner-Up in Holiday Hijinks Challenge.
It begins at the dining room table, around a board game or—most likely—Phase 10. After the turkey is put away. After the bittersweet cranberries are covered with plastic wrap. After the dogs lie fat and sedated on the couch. After crisp TV sounds trickle in from the living room. After Catholic prayers and the wordless gratitude that emerges quickly between bites of food. After cherry pie and cool whip, the illusion of normalcy, that fragile semblance of solidity, begins to erode.
By Prairie Johnson3 years ago in Poets
