There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Like a word without meaning, you lack a Definition. You state that you're a source Of wisdom, knowledge, and some repartee
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Poets
Do you care about the poor? What mainly Draws you to the downtrodden and makes you Want to care for them? To state it plainly,
The time to recognize the holiday That is an affair for the maker’s mind, Means that all of the people will soon say That the producer is a good, rare find.
Prairie floods, a nod to god rebuild the arc, for our sins will drown I forgot what I was doing here? Currents swell inside my head
By Curtis Woodcock7 years ago in Poets
Would life found on some distant rock change your View on the type of a ‘higher power'? Would aliens change your views about more
I look down and I don't recognize myselfI tried to push my legs to go fasterbut I guess theirs was faster than mine Pushed to the wall of a filthy buildingAll I heard was ripplesI knew I've been caught
By Emmiasky Ojex7 years ago in Poets
For 22 years I've wrote about my fears I've placed the words Bringing awareness to things external Instead of projecting myself
By Mary McMichael7 years ago in Poets
My brother carries A tattoo, And I carry A ring Of the tree of life. A minority may Yet go unrecognized For what they identify
By Anthony Cornatzer7 years ago in Poets
I feel the chains surrounding me and my world I feel my emotions being constricted by society I feel the ugly judgement and disapproval
By Hannah Payne7 years ago in Poets
It’s an era when the wrong words could make A woman feel uncomfortable and When males, not men, pursue, attempt and take Actions that should be condemned, blocked and banned.
Walking No. DRAGGING. from place to place, looking for the next big thing. No; our next escape. Having existential crises at the age of innocence.
By Kai Grace7 years ago in Poets
The “t” in egotism is a place For improvement. Egoism is a Radiant producer with a clean face. Egotism is a lie in a way.
