There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
I used to be a damsel in distress Making mistakes And waiting for others To clean them up The mistakes piled higher
By Flora Nickels3 years ago in Poets
Sometimes I wonder About all these moments That don’t seem to matter Part of life’s minutiae The space between events
Dear Dear.. Dear, love of my life.. I wish I were gorgeous to kill my strife. But please please, hold on to your pity,
By Desmond Razzano3 years ago in Poets
I am a goodie fucking two shoes i do what i'm told regardless of the issues I am a goodie two shoes I do not party I do not smoke
By UniquePoet3 years ago in Poets
My comfort in youth was belonging to a peer group and a family who loved me My comfort as a young adult was knowing I was part of the future, building the dream
By Denise Willis3 years ago in Poets
So many guys in pickup trucks! Every car is a pickup truck, and a guy inside is a handsome man, His hat turned to the front, or maybe just the back band,
Threads of different colors; bright, pale, feeling soft between my fingers, Warmth surrounding me, and love, the vibrations of the one who made the blanket bounce off my body,
Gone are the days of out of the box. People just let their thinking be done by CNN and Fox. What happened to our minds so happy and free,
By Henry Shaw3 years ago in Poets
I’m comfortable at work where I’m always busy, cooking food or filling out papers until I’m dizzy. I’m comfortable at work where I pick up bottles I like to throw around with people I like to kick it with and joke around.
By Joe Patterson3 years ago in Poets
Dribbles Trickles Rickles Burbles And gurgles Euphonic as it is It is a set of organic sound effects
By Marie Cadette Pierre-Louis3 years ago in Poets
Through the dusk Every star is sheer bliss For they recall that we still detect *** When we notice nobody else
My belly is full with the things I love: clean, cool water on a hot day– flowing through pipes into children’s cups.
By Claire Ibarra3 years ago in Poets
