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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 A Tale of a Ballroom Dance, circa 1925
His tie knotted tight at the collar pinches the neck, he’d love to holler Her corset pulled...Read the rest...
Categories: fashion, pain, society,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Amish, Hasids, and Mormons
A madman pushed me off the track, lucky not much harm I sat in the Hospital waiting room with just a broken arm. They handed me a form to fill, 20 genders, 10 types of race - I...Read the rest...
Categories: society, america, culture, integrity, jewish,
Form: Lyric



Premium Member Shallow Hours
In Shallow Hours, graves are dug By words morose, Their hollow powers seem mundane, But are much worse. Being Lonely in a crowded room, With empty words Muttered by survivors; Whose frosty breath in time, With...Read the rest...
Categories: society, cry, death, eulogy, feelings,
Form: Rhyme

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Undefeated
Do you think you can win? Do you even think you can contend? When the tempestuous trolls come out to play____ 1,2,3 to infinity with the vitriol they spew your way The keyboard assassins will peck you into oblivion......... So,...Read the rest...
Categories: society, abuse, anti bullying, community,
Form: Spoken Word
Fix me change Fix you change
Words never to be uttered to another Fix you. Fix me? Fix you? Change? For whom? Society? Why for? Because i’m abnormal? Abnormal to whom? Society? You? Words never to be uttered to another. Change you. Change me? For...Read the rest...
Categories: society, anger, change, friendship, hurt,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member No This Without That, Eh
No drama without moods No parties without food No dark alleys without crime No ninjas without slime ...Read the rest...
Categories: society, farewell, meaningful, moving on,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Wonder
I wonder what a stone thinks...firm in all its ways? surely none are without thought -- see a virus squirm away secure within the memory of time, everything has a mindful place -- -------------------------------- The Sun is our center of physical warmth --...Read the rest...
Categories: society, creation, introspection, mystery, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Cutting Edge Dysphoria
Ironic we live in a time when partial people Feel the need to cut off parts To be more whole These parts can range From friends and family, home and culture To their own distinctive body But the...Read the rest...
Categories: perspective, psychological, society,
Form: Narrative
Hearts of Gold
The bell rang In the castle high, Calling for the rise Of those below. War floods the gates, Not of fire or stone, But of hearts torn. Now, they cause pain. Blood, death, gore, Strikes those below. Hearts...Read the rest...
Categories: society, analogy, extended metaphor, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member New Year Confusion About Maturity
Somewhere I am not As is my memory... not If not there, then where? When I was eighteen Going to change the world My world at least... That hook went missing Place is changed too, for good As Time... slipped the knot. We’ll...Read the rest...
Categories: society, betrayal, career, conflict, life,
Form: Haiku
Mr Slim
He was a born teacher From birth destined to be You'd know by his phene. In capitalist-run schools He's taught for many years Earning pennies for labour. Three years a beneficiary On stipend of N-power teach The Program axed by corruption. Then long a...Read the rest...
Categories: society, abuse, betrayal, career, future,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member The Cost of Inflation
In an age of abundance When every thing and thought Is at our fingertip What is left to discover? As we expand and consume it all On the back of a collective soul What is the cost of this instant gratification...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, perspective, society, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member These Twins
A healthy body, a sound mind nor ‘disruption’ nor ‘corruption’ these twins can overturn A...Read the rest...
Categories: society, body, education, god, health,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Waymo's Service Is A Detriment To The Economy-Society
Waymo's Service Is A Detriment To The Economy-Society Waymo's self-driving taxi service, or ride share service, contributes very little to the economy and food chain. Whereas human drivers of taxi and ride share services circulate their...Read the rest...
Categories: society, conflict, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Glass Prisons
Man— born to think freely, now trapped in a prison of pixels. Facebook— a wasteland of worthless chatter, where minds rot in the soil of mediocrity, graves of shallow...Read the rest...
Categories: society, change, computer, freedom, internet,
Form: I do not know?

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Definition | What is Society in Poetry?


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