There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Dear Humanity, Nowadays I see you nowhere, When I was searching for you everywhere. You have become so rare, Like a precious stone's glare.
By Sahil Patel4 years ago in Poets
Pockets are healthy, the rolls of cash swell. The greenbacks mean a duffel bag crashed. And the dollars all flew out and just fell.
By Skyler Saunders4 years ago in Poets
It was the pulse of the world The baby, intubated in New Orleans Struggling to breathe The opportunistic virus running in their blood
By Adam Hoffman4 years ago in Poets
And with her breath of life, she is a gale; a mover of clouds. She knows no atmospheric bounds to limit her dimensions. She is proud.
By Michael Sheehan4 years ago in Poets
When you ask, "Do you love me... dear?" I wonder. I don't have words to deliver. Though I am in love... for sure, But there is some reluctance
By Arpan Das4 years ago in Poets
sometimes I feel happy, sometimes not- And don't find any reason why I feel sad? Yesterday was a bright day for me;
Within the whispers // The lies they convince of themselves Crumbling from the sun// It rains down hard Like the utterance of an apology// But never sounding like one
By Ria 4 years ago in Poets
Check across the mirrors to see if everything is working alright; the eerie sense of reflection of one object should not
Success is not to always win the game, Success is not to get all the world's fame. Success becomes more valuable, Once you know what it is to fail.
Trigger warning- war/ptsd Once a soldier always a soldier That’s how the saying goes Some memories may fade
By Matthew Mccahey4 years ago in Poets
Oh! Mother of all professions, Helps us to acquire all positions. Pressure to complete daily missions , Of addition, subtraction and multiplications.
A Real Man A real man has to be a man He was told as a boy But what is a man he would ask A real man should never cry
By Gerald Holmes4 years ago in Poets
