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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.
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
Premium Member final account
before life begins we accrue fictional sins so guilt always wins lest any deem themselves free to alter reality dollars and distance do not measure existence despite persistence constant debt all but assured within this credit card world is living better starting off as a debtor shame's...Read the rest...
Categories: society, culture, death, judgement, life,
Form: Tanka
Liberal Snowflake
I am a liberal snowflake. I’m threatened by words that you make. If you don’t agree, Don’t dare let me see Because I am WOKE not awake. ...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, discrimination, humanity, society,
Form: Limerick
rally to polling booths
seasons shift so do eras moughal era british india era parliamentary governance era america;russia may make an offer to grow to next level but make india sovereign dependent britain with brexit may grow english speaking population to next level but make india...Read the rest...
Categories: society, evil, fear, freedom, future,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member The Refugee
Warming myself in the fire of the sun, why must the soil be so cold? Listen closely, and I'll show you a story of ancestors I never knew They had a place like this that they called...Read the rest...
Categories: society, courage, flower, growth, life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Whatever, Kaitlyn, and you too, Joe B
Why is my salary any business of yours or yours any business of mine Remember when we aired out our laundry ...Read the rest...
Categories: money, silence, society,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Throw Away The Key
Go ahead.... and throw away the key,,, There's nothing left inside my head ..... of my sanity. If only I could change... what it is I have become, and return to the beginning.... of where I started from. But...Read the rest...
Categories: introspection, mental health, society,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Society Poems

Definition | What is Society in Poetry?


Book: Reflection on the Important Things