There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
I want to go back To the days Where everything was innocent and good Where I did not know what the words “mass shooting”
By Autumn Larson5 years ago in Poets
If Not for the Love, It must be the Likes, Social Media Lifestyle, Big waste of Time, Camera Tricks, Daily Agony,
By Sean Noble5 years ago in Poets
This world we live in, we act like living ain’t scary. Tell people they live in fear like it’s an assault on their character.
By Dani Banani5 years ago in Poets
My history was passed down from my granny and her mom before her like whispers at your bed My history was woven in my head like the cornroles I had to tighten up with a scarf before I rest
By K. Waterss5 years ago in Poets
Your patterns are as obvious as the looks on your faces I doubt you as much as you doubt yourself and if you know anything about yourself then you know that's a lot
In the lingering of darkness, seeking hope in the midst of night, The despair, the loss, yearning for the daylight, The revelation before the morning, the sorrows of yesterday,
By Jordan Zuniga5 years ago in Poets
I grew up with the Aryan Nations just north of town, With a frown, they held their parade downtown, A little blond girl sat upon her hateful father’s shoulder,
By Adair Thompson 5 years ago in Poets
Have you ever pushed a boulder up a hill? Is there a space between your shoulders left to fill? Do you face the truth or fold her?
By Blaine Lindsey5 years ago in Poets
Never Envy, Don't Skip the Line, Just Wait your Turn, Ambition is the Key, Patience is the Entrance, Everybody is a Critic,
“Wake Up George” By: Avima’el Addi Yahudah Wake up George, Get up off the ground. Nothing formed,
By Avimael Yahudah 5 years ago in Poets
I see the hardship within the writing. The doubt spread across the canvas. An underestimated voice projected on the big screen. Rejected ideas manufactured into symbols. I see beneath it all.
By Natalie Dietz5 years ago in Poets
I almost believe in nothing. Not god or ghosts or deities, Not psychic or spiritual things - Or esoteric concepts like Tarot or angel blessings.
By Kiva Oulothrix5 years ago in Poets
