social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Poets Eulogy
"Wow! All is well thx for the support! xoxo"... Tweet posted. The world of TMI’s able to declare my last bodily fluid but unable to share the thoughts that haunt me. To the moments I have spoken creativity I may dedicate this to the society that turned it into butchery disclaiming its artistry. Known to be a mindful oddball and wittingly quirky but unwanted. Hungered despite grace and elegance of such parol. Mindlessly we rhyme and time our execution of words but no one curtsies for a poet. The Public shames and annihilates our art. The place we escape has fallen and stamped on as if to say poetry is six feet under. Buried in the LOL’s and BAE’s lies the silience of those who shy their voices and hide behind the makeup of model citizens. The spoken art has been hung and humiliated amongst illiteracy. For those who write are labeled “Hipsters” … “what a bunch of losers.” As if to be staked for expression and humanism? We rise with thoughts and lead with letters. In a community of “freedom of speech,” our creations are called “crude” and “annoying.”
By Mellifluous Words8 years ago in Poets
