There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
as soon as you can walk and talk they send you off to school you’re brainwashed and moulded into another bloody fool
By Bren4 years ago in Poets
Flyers and posts flutter in the wind, discarded on the streets where once thousands walked wanting to be seen and heard.
By Kiran Kumar 4 years ago in Poets
Small hands and small fingers tightened by a grip that never lets go. Strange eyes follow her to the bathroom with a window that’s never looked
By Bella Leon4 years ago in Poets
remember kids, to take lots of drugs it's better than any sport just don't OD like a junkie dick and don't get fucking caught
yesterday- - The thermostat was recorded at over 400F- The sky breathed fire- The ground spewed lava- The tops of eyelids were stapled to foreheads-
By Jada Ferguson4 years ago in Poets
I see no changes This was the first line that Tupac says in his verses on the song changes And if you really think about it, are there changes in the world
By Lajarius Black4 years ago in Poets
the parade is gone the reality remains hiding from the truth seeking freedom from chains the fight
By Caroline Davis4 years ago in Poets
Consider me Into the parade I walk Cheers are deafening Consider me Into the house I walk The night is silence
By Joseph McCain4 years ago in Poets
When February comes, Happy Black History Month, Follow the recommendations of palatable black artists So The cycle starts,
By Dany Jean-Pierre4 years ago in Poets
Thoughts After the Visit Friends visiting From far away Across the ocean. They think they know. They’ve seen the movies
By Esther Renee Large4 years ago in Poets
Mankind's vicious kiss upon Earth Our detriment of the planet The destruction we have wrought The biological reconfiguration, a deformation
By Dakota Rice4 years ago in Poets
“I support you,” you jeered amplified, ensuring we heard we heard. for how would you feel good if no one knew. what a
By Grace Downey4 years ago in Poets
