There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
If one person likes ME out of every person that knows ME - I will be happy... If one person likes ME, out of every person that has NEVER liked ME - I will be happy !?
By 365poetry15 days ago in Poets
Are we going to ask the weirdest question possible !? Like ha ha, that ain't funny - but atleast, I'll have some water party !?
I can't do this anymore When I am all alone. Walking and riding on the bus to your home, The neighbourhood is poverty- stricken;
By Caitlin Charlton15 days ago in Poets
Remember Me One Day When silence folds around your name, And life no longer feels the same, Will something stir inside your chest,
By George’s Girl 2026 15 days ago in Poets
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.
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 Alam15 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,
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 Mendez16 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 Stewart16 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 Grant16 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 16 days ago in Poets
