Social Poems | Examples of Social Poetry

Crisis spills totally spoils Comely bombarded ill toils Consecrated gatherings Covered social lathering 12/16/24 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024© ...Read the rest...

Gather 'round, young ones, and heed my words, The truth has been consumed, its head submerged, To depths far from light. Recall, just a few market days past, It was shrouded in shadows, veiled by lies that would forever...Read the rest...

Grab it Hold the feeling Clench that burning fireball While you’re crashing through the ceiling Bash your head into the wall And show them What you can do While you hold it to the sky When the abyss stares right back at you You’ll...Read the rest...

Oh my god Everything you say is stupid Vacant and unproductive Vapid Gridlock lockjaw jawbone bones to pick Pick and choose and choose your battles Battling everyone Choking on their bitter words Empathy is so absurd Round them all up into herds Round them...Read the rest...

Where is the voice that shatters barriers, that refuses to yield to the weight of wealth? Not the phrases cloaked in courteous smiles, not the ones that taste sweet to the affluent, or flatter those who’ve erected their thrones...Read the rest...

Mithila’s Descent Mithila walks, sleepless, Across the hills of grief. The burning fire of memory trails her... A shadow of mist, Uncrossable, Like an uncertain, fleeing cloud. Time ignites in envy’s blaze. She floats on sweat water, Her sixteen-year youth Nurtured in fatigue. Bones, Muscles, Tremble in the...Read the rest...

Life Can Be Beautiful After a Rape "I am the voice of your soul," Whispered a quiet strength from within. "You are pure, you are whole, your heart still beats true. I know the darkness feels endless, And the world...Read the rest...

Silk scarves, whispers, a tapestry of ambition, woven with threads of hope. Sunlight through stained glass, a kaleidoscope of dreams, each faces a story untold. The air was thick with anticipation, a silent symphony of ambition. Red paint bleeds a splash of defiance, a brushstroke...Read the rest...

With a dagger to my throat, with what he uses to silence me, my words don’t speak. But my heart does. It blows up and out—splat on the floor. I can’t muster words, for I have not been silenced, just robbed...Read the rest...

I often take a shameless selfie Of myself dining or travelling gleefully And post it on my Facebook Or Instagram page immediately Some people say it's quite conceited To paste your mug so much Of displaying your contentment When...Read the rest...

Lurking behind false identities And faceless names They launch a venomous attack Pulling you down the road to defame Their malicious intent to vilify your name Is a vicious and preposterous game Shameless trolls are a sadistic...Read the rest...

Oh ! what hollow lives we lead Gazing at our screens Like robots on automation Avoiding human contact Losing touch with nature Basking in the sunlight Or submerging in moonbeams Dancing with the waves Or playing on the...Read the rest...

I am funny, hidden under veils of shyness. Many...Read the rest...

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...

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...