There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Once upon a dry stick of hope, When empathy is gone, Told to cope with pains and falls Until we snap under bricks Meant to keep us safe from uncertainty.
By Caitlin Charlton10 days ago in Poets
We got taxed to death during droughts and famine While you built your famed Industrial Revolution But your history books never clarified the causal connection
By Aza Y Alam10 days ago in Poets
The Swirl That Would Not Settle It pulls me in, this restless turning field, A spinning thought that never finds its end,
By George’s Girl 2026 11 days ago in Poets
The Hand Of Fatima Talisman The hand of Fatima hangs where I can feel it, not see it. Cool to touch, then part of me, like it has always been there.
written 1/26/2026 Marinated a couple of months and retitled to TESTIFY with a couple of edits on 3/25/2026. I hope you like:
By Victor Mendez11 days ago in Poets
I long for a slow news day. You know the kind. - A story about a dog that behaves like a person. A day when death and destruction are treated as serious events, not constant background noise.
By Paul Stewart11 days ago in Poets
Total fear grips me in the darkness Remember, I must be quiet Alone in this cell, is it days, weeks? Fear, grips me, makes me tremble
By Alexandra Grant11 days ago in Poets
The sorriest daisy Apologizing to the grass Just for casting a shadow Blurting bitter contrition To the soil and Sand For soaking up water
By K.B. Silver 11 days ago in Poets
It Never Forgets Some say the rose remembers, though silence veils its breath, it gathers every whisper, it studies love and death.
The Face That Waits Beyond the Trees He stands between the fading light and time, A figure pressed against the thinning air,
My kids don’t bother to ask anymore— What we’re doing on Sundays. It’s been routine since they were born— We go to the matinee.
By SUEDE the poet11 days ago in Poets
Why is he staring through, as if he knew what to do !? A little muppet I suppose, assuming this is something that makes sense !?
By 365poetry11 days ago in Poets
