There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Red I am bisexual It's all I want to say I feel passion So strong as hot fire When I admit to this very personal desire:
By Alicja Pyszka-Franceschini4 years ago in Poets
O children of Bourgnew Do not mourn with loud exclamation Do not weep over my leaving For my love transcends regions My humanity knows no one community
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous4 years ago in Poets
Remakes as far as the eye can see Everybody is remaking everything I'd like to see some originality please Just one work not built off an already done IP
By Josephine Mason4 years ago in Poets
Remember those days Where everything was important But useless to you now Remember those days When you thought you had so many problems
By Sharing Randomly4 years ago in Poets
I love my rest, as it is the best. But it isn't always possible to do, unless I'm really close to you. My bed Is my best friend.
By Rene Peters4 years ago in Poets
SOMETIMES Sheenagh Sometimes things don’t go, after all, from bad to worse. Some years, muscadel faces down frost; green thrives; the crops don’t fail.
By Khalida Parveen4 years ago in Poets
"Sometimes not forever" There are times I feel sad I feel lonely I feel bad And I feel sorry I feel ugly I feel dumb or I feel mad
PRETENDING TO BE A WOMEN My body grew faster than I did And you think I am now a women No I had to grow into My body
Unhappy Hour by to a party where I knew you’d be, dudes bobbing for boyfriends, eyes shining like candy apples. I want to be a lamppost,
Black Clad in disdain, bound by distress, purposefully tinted to soothe their ripped hearts. Black Castrated of any iota of happiness i possess.
Do you know what it is like to not know when or where you will get your next meal; Or how extreme hunger pains ripping thru your stomach feel.
By Arthur Walton4 years ago in Poets
The Widower's bride (The story of emotional hardship) The past has been my plight It keeps flashing in my head Like a faulty flashlight
