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Social Poems | Examples of Social Poetry

Social Poems - Examples of all types of social 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 social.
Who Am I
I am funny, hidden under veils of shyness. Many...Read the rest...
Categories: social, encouraging, friendship, funny, loneliness,
Form: Verse
Not Much Time Left Here
the world is done with me, that is a part of the journey, people ask “are you sick?” no, just, done trying... just done trying to be, to be anything other than me. and the world hates who they see, so, that...Read the rest...
Categories: deep, metaphor, social, society,
Form: Bio



The first time
It's hard to see Myself happy even if people judge me Their eyes endless So is my mind in it's thoughts I'm so scared Why do they control my feelings and why do I Care I wish I could Feel by...Read the rest...
Categories: social, anxiety, depression, feelings, grief,
Form: Free verse


Premium Member New Experience
Years ago, in a time that seems like a past life I never thought I would ever see people from Ukraine Up close, nor serve them even cookies and donuts from a shop Even before seeing a children...Read the rest...
Categories: social, dream, history, people, remember,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member BLOGGING a definition
BLOGGING Blogging is like putting on medieval s(t)ocks...Read the rest...
Categories: internet, social, word play,
Form: Epigram



Premium Member FLASH FOOTLE
FLASH FOOTLE hang back miss flack...Read the rest...
Categories: internet, social, word play,
Form: Footle
Worry
I sometimes worry knowing poetry can be so subjective, you know And yet, I still choose poetic verse to enounciate my story, but doing so I still worry I choose poetry to mail my experiences through...Read the rest...
Categories: social, anxiety, depression, emotions, extended
Form: Free verse
The battle of a day along the railway
It was not early in the morning, Didn't turn off the headlights even then, All night long, piloting the freight train, Both crews are on the verge of strain. Eyes now blinking like a low-battery cellphone. Shedding the micro-sleep That came...Read the rest...
Categories: grandparents, metaphor, mother, social,
Form: Free verse
Choices
Choose to wake up with appreciation and grace It will teach you to enjoy life at a pace, Choose to tell yourself you are loved everyday It will give you confidence throughout your day, Choose to have gratitude...Read the rest...
Categories: social, community, encouraging, for teens,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Why We Speak
To triumph, all the wicked need is our silence as they pursue their tyranny. For in that silence, we will sadly find that our path lies beside complicity. True courage stands and speaks its mind; it is...Read the rest...
Categories: political, social, society, writing,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member the naughty c-word
Engels and his comrade Karl Marx Cite the fight with rich greedy sharks Tight with hoarded dough! Their manifesto Notes the bloat that floats oligarchs...Read the rest...
Categories: jobs, social, society,
Form: Limerick
Shock on us
What manner of vengeance As a stench invading fragrance The kind unlike princes and kings Worthy to be denied pedestals and wings To never be beheld when people look up For it shall be bile in the people’s...Read the rest...
Categories: introspection, prayer, social, society,
Form: Rhyme
I No Speaky
( The subject is: "White-Supremacy", which does not include nor encapsulate all “Caucasians”. There is but one “Race” and given its historical behavior, I wouldn't recommend it. The economic reference is just to put a...Read the rest...
Categories: social, community, conflict, culture, discrimination,
Form: Rhyme
Zombie Nation
I don't say this with indignation. We find ourselves in a zombie nation. Where people can't think for themselves. Where people's thoughts put on a shelf. The puppetmasters pull their strings. Manipulating everything. There is no need for separation. Just a healthy...Read the rest...
Categories: conflict, freedom, social, society,
Form: Rhyme
Vanity is Insanity
Your vanity is insanity. And it is a painful sight to see. Whilst looking through the looking glass. How did your life become so crass? Why did we all become so vain? Reflections in a windowpane. Remember when that no one...Read the rest...
Categories: social, beautiful, dream, fashion, identity,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Social Poems

Definition | What is Social in Poetry?


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