social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Goddess passing as a feminist
Although this poem was written back in the 1980’s when women were first becoming aware of the injustices imposed on our sex. It was widely pointed out that we live in a patriarchal society. One that seems to mainly be interested on stripping the earth’s resources into ready cash for greed. It still has dominant power over controlling everything. Especially regarding women being treated fairly. With the awakening of the MeToo society when women threw up their hands and shouted. Enough! It’s pretty evident that shining light on it and having punitive damage inflicted. It may finally have ensued a turn around. This unfortunately is not true in Arab Nations and Afghanistan. We must not forget our downtrodden sisters who need our help and support even more now. With the recent US withdrawal, 20 years of the promise of hope and help that only came in small increments. Is now gone leaving the worst kind of misogynists in charge. Once again they have no future. It's a sad sad state that needs attention.
By Jan Portugal4 years ago in Poets
