Society. Poems - Poems about Society.

I avoid discussing politics and religion. Not because I am indifferent or uninterested, they're both rabbit holes I care to visit but on my own. My polite silence seems no longer sustainable. Too many people prove content to casually wave goodbye to democracy while insanity takes the helm. There's no hiding the direction where things are going and there's no turning back...

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I really would like to sit down and drink a beer with a cigarette All I want is to choose for myself But we can't do this and we can't do that I think they're really trying to steal all our fun They call this England, I call it a surveillance state prison. Where the drunk drinks yet damns drugs...

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A spineless society claims its might, With echoes of empty convictions, Chanting lies, then painting them white. It builds colossal monuments of blame, Raised upon deception’s foundation, And casts truth in indented frames. It framed history, carving narratives to favor its rule, It framed streets that swallowed innocence whole, It framed parents, planting doubts upon their role. It framed justice, bending verdicts to...

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The beauty of graceful sunsets lost, the price of non rewind deep wound cost, addict blows the opium itching & bleeding, losing cardboard parts to a child laying in the sun as the needle stings & pierces. Lost a deep nerve frantically fierce, reach out and touch the piercing stars, its time to play so lets rehearse, dream of kingdom comes remains far. Fire...

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They shaped the mold before I arrived, A perfect cast where all compiled. I was meant to be poured, settle and fit, But I hardened too soon and fractured it. I stretched too far and pulled to wide, Shattered their mold and stood defied. They wait, watch and trace my lines tracking my stance, weighing my fall. counting the cracks that don't exist...

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("Three Lives", 2011, original acrylic and oil) A.I. I’m smart, or kind of compared to other humans, But not at all compared to artificial intelligence. Yet I have no doubt I am superior to computers In being alive And so having access to basic common sense. Humanity after all has not only its own intelligence But also more importantly Its own emotions and...

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(“Creation Myth Merit Badge”, 2016, original oil) Global Intifada Everywhere you look today the world is burning Or is a dried out husk waiting to spark. It’s a self proclaimed global intifada after all, Sweeping like a plague across hearts and minds. But what exactly is this resistance all about anyway? Inquiring minds want to know. In a nutshell; change, as the world...

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Waiting for the call Time is the coin of life Spend it wisely Who's to blame? Now they know your game. Ain't it strange That we need to be framed. We need to escape To a house by the sea To get away from the The other you and me To be free It's easy to say Not so easy to see Waiting for the call ...

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15 minute city going down slow... 10,000 vehicles, everyone going Live in the bottleneck, nowhere to go. New coffee houses replace the old Old coffee houses now closed New owners can't speak English, Old coffee, new coffee double the cost Old sandwich, new sandwich Ten times the price of rice, well, Isn't that nice! No public restrooms, pay as you go If you have to pee,...

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Darn dogs bark, disturbing my thought Two canucks in a truck never give up, With a wide turning radius they hobble the curb, Parking in stalls, for small cars, One stops next to you, to block the view, The senior’s scooter pushes through The traffic, at the shopping mall All with conflicting purposes Trying to buy food ~psp dr. (pi) ....

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Why does doom feel so familiar While happiness seems so far away? How many times have you heard the supplications Asking for help, or Begging for mercy, from our suffering. In this god-forsaken place, Where we have been placed, to test our tenacity. Here in this tent city, surrounded by the sounds of industry, Talking to strangers, about predestined arrangements Watching the birds fly...

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Suffer the plot of the parking lot, Acts of attrition, lots of the disappearing shopping carts, I had the camera out Could hardly see where I’m going. I called just to set up delivery Then you laid out your whole life story And relayed your PTSD of living with an anarchic narcissist Neglected kids, a messy divorce, and the consequent fallout She took...

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Dangers plague the rebellious world in which we live Too much greed and vengeance. Too few willing to forgive It's a never-ending war cry of accuse, fight, and repeat We’re all walking along a knife's edge with bloodied feet It's nation vs. nation, brother against brother; combative. Everyone is power hungry to become king of the hill Stepping upon each other...

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It was a wonder, How could people live so short sighted? Until a walk outside among them revealed, That their compulsions had chased away the stars. When you're surrounded by lights within arm's reach - And every urge is reciprocated ten-fold, Then how could you ever, in your wildest desires - Possibly expect to shoot for the sky? ...

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Out my door, I dash To other people's doors for cash Dashing, grubhubbing, and ubering galore In an economy that's sputtering, lent-filled pockets I really abhor Rapacious eyes peruse desktops, tablets, and smartphones for eye-catching menus Man's incessant search for comfort and convenience hungrily continues Dashing, dashing past drive-thrus and beyond dining rooms Now a new and different energy looms Dough dashing Dashing for...

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