There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
We all want to help The squalid Little kid But trust me Stay home You’ll be glad that you did Your donations Don’t make it
By Michael Brandon Marchese5 years ago in Poets
Insist on your entitled status Updates Then extinguish the Kindle Of past Tinder dates Like a dwindling flame In a deluge of privilege
To not smile, Pariah An aberrant Miscreant Misfit Just trying To speak with This nitwit But split with What intellect
Buyer beware Oh, you're in for a scare When I tell you your hair Does not need that much care That your phone Doesn't need to cost
Like Custer I’m flustered By native invasions Retaliations On white savior Salvations Creation stories Far less gory
That's all Folks Good morning America in the news today
By Ken Keller5 years ago in Poets
Am I just a costume to you? While you fight to be misunderstood. My skin, my flesh, my light it shines after years of pain, neglect and abuse
By Beloved Natarí Kaelum5 years ago in Poets
because a real bitch doesn't take the blame for some fool woman sticking you with monogamy and then denying you for years
By susan marie loehe5 years ago in Poets
"My whiteness affords me the privilege to pick and choose when to do this work, their blackness doesn’t."John Ross When did our world get this way? How long has it been allowed to be like this? Can we stop it? How?
By Annelise Lords 5 years ago in Poets
Shell-cased in soft power Arms races Like Carter I break it down harder Than kami wind martyrs With ardor of green cards
This love/hate relationship With Human races is Making me crazier Than the creationist Over and over Repeating the verses
Is it truly human nature This fear of the unknown? We see aliens among us And we'd rather be alone Not look inside their homeless void
