There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
I lay in my white room. White walls - Barren. My longing for silence is met with the noise of a washing machine probably on its spin cycle in the next room.
By Anthony Dahm5 years ago in Poets
He’ll tell you how he built the world, But not what he did he do with all the calluses. Free on the moon, stuck in molasses
By K. Barrakuda 5 years ago in Poets
The American dream crashing, burning. We accept reality so readily we no longer dream of big shiny smiles, flying cars and the ecstasy of a new love – we pray no one dies today we pray nothing burns today.
By Ella Valentine5 years ago in Poets
Quiero devuelta mi color café El color de mi ser El color de mi familia Para poder saber El sabor de nuestra comida
By Elsie Flores-Jimenez5 years ago in Poets
My life is just one big drunken mistake. Intoxicated by television screens, propaganda machines. Instant microwaveable meals. Health junk,
By Hayley Matto5 years ago in Poets
The chant of a woman An amulet against dysfunctionality I hate you I love you I elevated you, but this pedestal is coming crumbling down
By Susan Lee5 years ago in Poets
It sounds horrible, but sometimes I feel that I am not a participant in my own life but rather, an observer of the person actually living it.
By Sidney Hall5 years ago in Poets
Against the four walls of my mind, a brutal consciousness rebounds between each surface. Collecting pieces of dust as it goes;
By Daisy Shepherd-Cross5 years ago in Poets
A Poem I wrote a few years ago now...... Why is it that we see the worst in all that people do? We slag them off, we tear them down a peg or two
By Teresa Turner5 years ago in Poets
I live with a man who is broken I live with a man who is lost I live with a man who is broken I live with a man who gets cross
Let Freedom ring Unless you are of color Let it ring Unless you can’t pay bills with your dollar Freedom rings
By Stelanie5 years ago in Poets
the larger the ability to effect change, to do good the larger the ability to create chaos, A K A bad. How do you balance
By caylie hausman5 years ago in Poets
