social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Question Everything
Question everything. Hold it captive. Scrutinize it from all angles. Seek Truth wherever it hides. Anything that is not Truth is a Lie.
S.N. EvansPublished 3 months ago in PoetsDeliberately Obtuse
avoid the obvious beyond the ordinary cauterize the old ways defy the conventions euologise the traditions fenestrate the cultural norms
Paul StewartPublished 3 months ago in PoetsRepair
Here I sit Working as hard as I can Parts squeaking and grinding Everything overheating Everyday they use me Abuse me
Atomic HistorianPublished 3 months ago in PoetsParenthesis Parenthesis
asphyxiation and bloodletting cathartic release of deadweight elephant in the room flagellation at the guillotine gallows
Paul StewartPublished 3 months ago in PoetsHe, who hath no uterus
A life Begins at Conception. Did somebody ask Every Fetus? Or did God in His greatest deception
Salomé SaffiriPublished 3 months ago in PoetsCan You Ever Trust Me Again?
Tell me you hate me don't hold me please push me away don't trust me again I'm over it I tell you instead do it again
Paul StewartPublished 3 months ago in PoetsEasy Money
Introduction I work supporting a Finance Department but I am not an accountant and continually remark that accountancy is just a game played with the Inland Revenue with each one trying to trip the other up.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in PoetsThrive or Die
Amidst the wild, the challenge is clear, Be bold and strong, or succumb to fear. Courage is the armor in nature's test,
Jay KobayashiPublished 3 months ago in PoetsArmor
As I climbed inside of you You I thought I became harmless I took up arms Against all that would do me harm I fought every battle I could
Atomic HistorianPublished 3 months ago in Poets- Top Story - February 2024
All Black Creation
Afeni Shakur made a revolution cool. Booker T. Washington had our minds in school. Claudette Colvin was a gold medalist for civil rights.
Joe PattersonPublished 3 months ago in Poets Seeking
Whispers, fleeting turn to Serenades As bodies cascade Across Velvet And silk until Light of the afterglow
Matthew FrommPublished 3 months ago in PoetsThe Best Way to Waste Time & Space
The best way to waste time & space is to die, on purpose, of course, since we will all die eventually, one way or another. Thus, it may be better to linger in bed, especially if it is going to be a beautiful day and that Beth is still out of breath after a long night. A bedpan can help waste even more time, unless number two beckons like a dog that needs to go outside and waste more time. A cat is too smart for that and apparently more independent. But both remain dependent, one way or another.
Patrick M. OhanaPublished 3 months ago in Poets