There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Maybe one day We will text, “Good Night! x” , Instead of, “Home safe! x” ; We will hold keys in our pockets , Not in our hands ;
By Ametrine5 years ago in Poets
The sinners are more worthy than the saints When the lights fade, I feel most safe When the low life wake And the untrustworthy rest
By Jason White5 years ago in Poets
He’s got greasy jet black bangs reaching over dirty brows, hanging like curtains above mud pie eyes. He’s in cold sweat with icy yellow fingertips
By Anthony Dahm5 years ago in Poets
There once was a wild man elusive as can be From drones and headlights and a person shaped tree He saw flashlights and heard footsteps deep in the woods
By Kathryn Kingsley5 years ago in Poets
HAS IT ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS? CHILDREN IN CAGES, MEN IN RAGES. WOMEN. WOMEN HAVE BIRTHED US ALL. YET THEY ARE TREATED LIKE AN ORPHAN WITH NO MOTHER.
By Xena 5 years ago in Poets
I do it for your own good No matter how it hurts Do what I think you should Do it for your own good Please don't cry, follow my example
By Laura Todd5 years ago in Poets
The heat is fast turning up I should stay out of this fight I'll do this the harder way You can take the side of right
pink is for girls, they say, don't wear black so I'd rather be they than she they say I am what my diaper held so I'd rather be gone than me
The dangerous game of husband and wife As children brethren wanting to be more than family one flesh Private laughter
No one will say that he was greedy A dead man is always generous Don't speak ill of the dear departed Not so much said for the rest of us
Everybody's hatin', Everybody's ragin', Everbody's takin', Something's gotta give. Everybody's achin,' Everybody's shakin',
By Sandra Anglade5 years ago in Poets
You cannot convince me I am a gazelle I have only ever known the way of the bloodthirsty wolf thriving because of sagacity and savagery
By L Durant5 years ago in Poets
