social commentary

People want life to be rainbows and butterflies They want unicorns and glitter but that is not always the case there are dark things in life but I can't tell you about them I can't talk about certain ...

You know, it really doesn’t matter what the media write as long as you have a young, and beautiful, piece of— As everyone knows, but the haters and losers refuse to acknowledge, my hair may not be per...

Isn’t it funny? The flaws in anatomy; We carry our egos, A burden to society. We can’t examine, The causes of our jealousies. A rejection of zen. The basis for propriety. A seasoned traveler, has yet ...

An aggregation of current headlines commented on in Haiku style: Stray cat scares customer into jumping up on counter It's not just the web Cute cats rule the universe Even in real life ‘Overwhelmed’ ...

my last love was a map his skin wide open while his smile dug into me I think I punctured my skin for him I think I folded him into whole I think I was the name of every city in there until he pronoun...

I often find myself staring at the stars. Searching for that peace of mind. It hides among the flickering fire. Burning bright for a moment in time. How small we truly are? Just a speck of dust in his...

Shifting bodies Swaying back and forth Eyes closed tight Blocking the outside Seeing inside Seeking inside Knowledge. Clutching a Cross Chamsa David’s star All locked in a tight rhythm In a trance Str...

Revolving around likes and emojis, each moment being captured by a post and a caption. The most difficult decisions are, “Oh what filter should I use?” and, “Should I post this or not?” Each comment s...

I must be too blunt I need to be filtered And softened To be made suitable For civilised company And everyone else's liking My voice is too loud My colours, too bold My persona, too fierce I'm told to...

Often in life, I find myself wondering why things are the way they are. People seem to be so selfish, vindictive and malicious. In order to get this out of my mind, I wrote a small poem. I hope you en...

This was the world She was born to This dream Unrealistic Unattainable Perfect ringlet curls Rosy cheeks And Sparkling blue eyes Big and round And hopeful But It all faded With the passing of time She...

Heart and Home, House and hell, That cries cruel solitude with one callous bell And resounds through the walls crumbling and torn, Save the echo which is pure; Life’s echo, your echo, Resonance of a p...

A few years ago, that’s when it all started They would say they were worried that you were starving And sometimes you’d cry... Wait a second... Why are you lying? I hear in my head. There were endless...

The city is a different place After hours. Free from the prying eyes of Tourists and office workers, The natives of the streets take over. The bums sleep rough Out of sight under the viaduct And in th...

Can you see the consequences of your actions? Do you not see the evil that invades our lives? Is your hypocrisy not bad enough to fix? Down with the pursuit of our selfish needs and wants. But it seem...

Zero tolerance for sexism, Zero tolerance for hate, Zero tolerance for racism, Zero tolerance for homophobes, for transphobes, for religiophobes and those who kill in religion’s name, Zero tolerance f...

How can we help? A hand for a hand. Can I hold your wallet in my pocket? Only for a moment. Really, how can we help? Coughing up the deluge, tie the rope up here. Something free for the moment, we're ...

The sound of an organ woken from slumber trickles out into the cold October night. “Come on in, hear my tales,” it whispers, as the streetlights catch on the Poor men’s Bible, and the pitter patter of...