There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
i am a bird in a cage Burdened and caged Break the glass case Encased of emergency These flights of stairs Are littered with feathers of despair
By Ryan Antooa5 years ago in Poets
Say it loud For those with fabrics of being Tattered and broken Returning to the Earth they were sewn from For those who wish
Death colors everything. Earl grey spilled on the counter. Weddings and birthdays. Books, theatre, sports, and sex.
By Braden Matthew5 years ago in Poets
I buy paper I’m too scared to paint on Race is on, case is strong, I'll rip my f#4king face off Two times I handle the same damn candle, burning on both
By The Scribbler 5 years ago in Poets
I see u work in silence But I dont want that violence Every time u committing I think I hear sirens Ive been the pilot
By jay Caunter5 years ago in Poets
The Habit There ain’t no black man on these streets doing the heroin And that shit ain’t by mistake There ain’t no comparison.
By DEEJAY 5 years ago in Poets
In the news today And in much since history, There is not much, To discuss that hasn't been said, Already. The destruction of societies,
By Rebekah Sykes5 years ago in Poets
a gaggle of balding tortoises who can’t escape their shells sitting on spreadsheets or sifting through dirt not working from home, they work from houses
By Alastair Davie5 years ago in Poets
It turned out, When Atlas Shrugged, His overcoat tumbled. As it hit the ground, It was clear That he was not, As had been presupposed,
By Nick Rowley5 years ago in Poets
"I don't see color", "Racism isn't that bad over here". As a black woman in London, I can't help BUT see color I see it when I go somewhere new,
By MissJ1genz5 years ago in Poets
I wonder. In the mornings At my freckle bespeckles. My teeny tans, my ginger spray My place in front of the proverbial
By JND5 years ago in Poets
Multiple choice is the best kind of test So let us see you shrug your shoulders I have a question for you, and it is cold:
By Matthew Daniels5 years ago in Poets
