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Society Poems | Examples of Society Poetry

Society Poems - Examples of all types of society poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for society.
Premium Member Solar Wrath
Noble northern lights illuminate the nocturnal sky (a gift from the Solar Kingdom) an extreme G5 s*T*o*R*m hammers a little blue globe BLISSfully violent yellow god-star...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, society, space, sun,
Form: Free verse



What Am I?
It is a Flame so brilliant I dare not grow close But still, I fear it may Burn me So I Smother it. I throw upon it layers of hatred, isolation, vitriolic disgust. I Curse its name...Read the rest...
Categories: society, corruption, hate, humanity, riddle,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Emphatically Speaking
With common sense so sporadic I just want to be emphatic But with all this social static It's hard to remain pragmatic...Read the rest...
Categories: society,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member His Name is Not Superman
He jumps into his pants gulps down an espresso Fairly flies out the door caught up in the flow ...Read the rest...
Categories: society, business, humanity, irony, power,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member recycled reflections
crawling words slithering waiting for something questions without answers in the zone of twilight rerror Oh No! erring inhumanly gaslighting becoming gas volcanic eruption savage rays in the breezy trees insanely iconic epic hunt beyond reason a dangerous game a masked requiem for a virulent era a robotic rumination fleeing... raging rubble deliverance...? ...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, society, surreal,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Future Shock
Reliving every moment since it started, the good, the bad, the downright pitiful mistakes made by yours truly, wiser with age through the journey of discovery. Sadly, the other bearing the brunt of it, no one is to blame if...Read the rest...
Categories: society, city, dark, humanity, political,
Form: Free verse
An Eye for Fly
hittin' the block top hat in thought with no laces to trip i – the on the lookout guy poppin' some spearmint off the smoky sauce continue the hunt for any of those Sunday driver / investor types carrying...Read the rest...
Categories: hip hop, society, urban,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Tomorrow's Change
Super Power, control society desire Shoving their wicked ways They call me racist, gays splatters screens Babies birth of woman, not two men at play Disputing the foundation, bible bleeds, ancestors turn Skip this word, it's...Read the rest...
Categories: society, deep, integrity, meaningful, racism,
Form: Didactic
Premium Member As Cruelly As People React
Always control your temper, don't explode in fits of anger; not all appreciate kindness. There are a few good people and there are lots of bad ones with different moods and tones: there are those who worry less, all they do is...Read the rest...
Categories: society, anger, anxiety, emotions, evil,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Waitresses and Waiters
There is no need to apologize for the things you mistakenly forget to do What type of person would I be to make a mockery of patience and virtue? You did right with direct condolences, which most...Read the rest...
Categories: humanity, perspective, society,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Records and Rules
Records are made to be broken Rules to be followed Records that are shattered via rules that aren’t followed ...Read the rest...
Categories: society, trust,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Curtains
Setting: a rendition of Tara Plantation, 1860’s Georgia Characters: Scarlatina (S), an oddly-dressed Southern Belle Brett Rutler (B), a dashing, but presently quite confused, rogue Scene: The characters discuss Scarlatina’s attire. S: Oh, it’s...Read the rest...
Categories: clothes, confusion, society,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Happy Valley
It was a strange and unexpected experience. Suddenly, I found myself in a place called Happy Valley. A man was on a park bench gazing upon the trees as if listening to a particular...Read the rest...
Categories: society, humanity, hyperbole, myth, rights,
Form: I do not know?
Angela DeVil
(To be sung to the tune of “Cruella DeVil” from Disney’s 101 Dalmatian) Angela DeVil, Angela DeVil. Often misunderstood As after a kill To see her is to think Of a devil from hell. Angela, Angela Why not give the girl a...Read the rest...
Categories: judgement, society, song,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member On The Right Trail To Right End
Do I remember when... Better breezes blew Cleaner waters flowed Teasing memory so... For I can hear them in quiet special times… can you? Softly now, in your own silence… hear them… ‘Are we missed?’ ___*___ I am old in age now Quieter...Read the rest...
Categories: society, age, dream, future, humanity,
Form: Free verse

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Definition | What is Society in Poetry?


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