social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Girl on the Water
On the edge of the water a young girl stands and looks out at the infinite. The whistles of the water and gentle crashing of Mother Nature's chaos know precisely the right way to lull her towards them. She and the water never learned to get along and her visits with the giant never ended well, emptying her lungs of their life and narrowly avoiding staying with her new liquid friend for the rest of time.
By Ruby Locre5 years ago in Poets
The 'rock-star' of Stroudsburg open mics
And everyone was so fascinated by the shit leaking from your mouth that you so arrogantly call poetry, you forgot that what you did was no better than all the poets and artists you brought down to get to where you are now.
By Florence Susanne 5 years ago in Poets
