social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
CULTure War
Introduction There were many times in my life where something deep inside impelled me to consider leaving everything behind to become nothing. In some cases, this came in the form of the simple desire to wander aimlessly with no care or concern about whither I went. Other times, it was suicidal despair which led me to not only stare into the abyss but left me with one foot hovering over its depths.
By C. Rommial Butler4 years ago in Poets
Archeological Identification Fraud
Excavation begins today. there is a line there is a line there is a line there is a line there is The unknown: Previously undiscovered imprints of lives and correspondent thoughts mixed with pockets of volatile gas guarantee a joyride or early Judgment Day. Layers of soil have story. Sturdy elements sucked nourishment from earth’s breast in ancient embrace and grew everything from dysprosium to diamonds yet here goes us, arrested mid-development kids engrossed in digging holes deep enough to reach China, to become adults who call themselves archeologists, advancing theoreticals to lead expeditions and pinpoint places inside lost selves that left clues like they knew we’d be a civilization lost.
By The Dani Writer4 years ago in Poets
