There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Comfortably oblivious to stairs Living above the ground level of life Proceeding around triangles and squares Avoiding any repetitious strife
By Patrick M. Ohana3 years ago in Poets
When the wind blows, the sun (set) saddens A set of chronicles so naturally pleasing Where the flowers are crying for help
By aria3 years ago in Poets
Hot, sweaty, smelly. Oil, grease, and muck. Swearing like a trooper because the bolt won’t budge. Where is that spanner? The 7/16th I need.
By D-Donohoe3 years ago in Poets
** I think the picture says it all** and that is how I want to segue into this. Parents every where are both excited and anxious
By Kia T Cooper-Erbst3 years ago in Poets
there’s kombucha in my fridge and crystals in my pockets totems they make me feel good i curse like a sailor i like sailors
By Jen Parkhill “JP”3 years ago in Poets
It was inherit The duty and expectation A list of tasks Set forth years before Etched in stone, Carved in the earth
By Katrina Thornley3 years ago in Poets
Four walls A pixelated screen Natural light creeping in Fuzzy characters Gripping story lines where no one truly dies
By Neil Marathe3 years ago in Poets
I am waiting on the common sense of America For the blind ignorance of some to end In ‘Merica, a county run by the bigotry of a few
By ShaRon Carter3 years ago in Poets
i have a disdain for gps and maps especially when it comes to familial pirate's treasure i know exactly where it’s buried
By Jean-Emmanuel3 years ago in Poets
“I don’t see color” The cry for people who live in a “post racial” world The reason you don’t see color is because you have your eyes closed
Each time I smile They smile we smile And I smile even more My smiling back is an answer to their happiness And a repetition of my happiness
By Marie Cadette Pierre-Louis3 years ago in Poets
Do not trust clocks ticking within the glass. Please binge-watch that show (or 12 other ones); croon for dazzling riches you’ll amass,
By J. Jay3 years ago in Poets
