Observational Poems
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poetry about life, society and the natural world
Observational poems offer a view of life from the world the writer inhabits. You'll find social, political and nature poems that provide an outlook on life around the globe. Observational poetry offers social commentary on subcultures, war, poverty, street life and politics. Along with social poems, you'll also find poetry here which explores the natural world. This broad category has poetry about everything to do with the way the world works (or doesn't work).
backdeckbenny
Poem Published
Today 4:42am
Today 4:42am
The lights going out.
A journalist said America was more like a 'bin fire than a beacon' these days.
Can't argue with that.
Can't argue with that.
#America
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SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
Today 1:44am
Today 1:44am
A Soft Whisper To The Wind
In my pilgrimage as caged minds unfurl
Upright in peace crucified of its lashing words
My ancestral rite of passage I crossed over to gain wisdom found not
of this time
Spoken to the earth of whispered sacred benedictions of the sublime
Hearts dancing in rejoice to have the sanction of Creole dialect
wisdom of the wise
To give unto ancient sovereign, my King, this woman’s worth entwined
of universal beliefs from sundown to sunrise
Preordained upon...
Upright in peace crucified of its lashing words
My ancestral rite of passage I crossed over to gain wisdom found not
of this time
Spoken to the earth of whispered sacred benedictions of the sublime
Hearts dancing in rejoice to have the sanction of Creole dialect
wisdom of the wise
To give unto ancient sovereign, my King, this woman’s worth entwined
of universal beliefs from sundown to sunrise
Preordained upon...
#angels
#mythology
#philosophical
#spiritual
#water
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wallyroo92
Poem Published
Yesterday 00:04am
Yesterday 00:04am
The Ribbons and Her Darkness
Tranquility arrives around sunset
As a journey of some seventeen thousand days winds down
Reflection at this point is so poignant
That messages written in those stars above become clearer
Must be the nostalgia of it all
Time becomes precious and valued with each passing minute
Verses feel more empowered
When poets instinctively begin to compose their magnum opus
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As a journey of some seventeen thousand days winds down
Reflection at this point is so poignant
That messages written in those stars above become clearer
Must be the nostalgia of it all
Time becomes precious and valued with each passing minute
Verses feel more empowered
When poets instinctively begin to compose their magnum opus
58 Unique Words
59 Total
#acceptance
#death
#peace
#universe
#WritingPoetry
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PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
Yesterday 11:49pm
Yesterday 11:49pm
"spirituality "
I've been raised to go to "church" the entirety of my childhood life; in hindsight- one would say it's all misguided rituals and forced fed cultlike vibes....
from the moment the mind develops enough to question why- everything under the sun will be criticized....
I'm no one's teacher- I'm not trying to be anything close.... I wake up throughout the days, afternoons, and nights thinking about how shallow all this fluff and puff stuff is they've barbwired into the human mind....
every living...
from the moment the mind develops enough to question why- everything under the sun will be criticized....
I'm no one's teacher- I'm not trying to be anything close.... I wake up throughout the days, afternoons, and nights thinking about how shallow all this fluff and puff stuff is they've barbwired into the human mind....
every living...
#humankind
#LifeCycle
#philosophical
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Stoney223
WOLF BAY33
WOLF BAY33
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:24pm
Yesterday 10:24pm
Stop the negativity
Through this cycle of life there will be some ENTITY'S hell bent, on destroying our lives and will be unofficially trying, desperately to destroy another person's life in real life times. For sure it's easy to recognize those who walk around, with nothing but negativity, pushing there own hidden agenda pushing out nothing, but pure propaganda and lies. Still trying to install a formula to poison, your mind thoughts and insight and beliefs, that they are here for you but yet It was nothing but more lies. 🤨 Yet there are those who continue to live on the plantation, still believing the...
#corruption
#deception
#politics
#power
#war
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2 Comments
PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:08pm
Yesterday 10:08pm
Human Touch
a mind could resemble running water without an end-like involuntary dialog running down a script; the wind could resemble foreign whispers- hitting against the human skin;
asmr is.... intriguing; but why are there multiple light switches in a building-let a alone a room- hence a whole "human nervous system"?; a response signal to words/a voice- is equivalent to a single flickering light switch....
we speak of "caterpillars" and cocoons- butterflies- and dimensions beyond eyes' vision from the perspective of...
asmr is.... intriguing; but why are there multiple light switches in a building-let a alone a room- hence a whole "human nervous system"?; a response signal to words/a voice- is equivalent to a single flickering light switch....
we speak of "caterpillars" and cocoons- butterflies- and dimensions beyond eyes' vision from the perspective of...
#freedom
#humankind
#philosophical
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PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
Yesterday 1:38pm
Yesterday 1:38pm
underneath it all....
what "possess" one to want what is seemingly forever out of reach?- are we as human beings but a collective of olive branches rested underneath an olive tree?
is appetite but a curse to most yet a "gift" to those who find the means to feed-temporarily? so it seems- which leads to reoccuring echos within hallways of the mind- full of horrid screams- so to speak; what painting of horror, drama, comedy- with an unseen-unknown "director" not yelling,"action".... surreal indeed....
is appetite but a curse to most yet a "gift" to those who find the means to feed-temporarily? so it seems- which leads to reoccuring echos within hallways of the mind- full of horrid screams- so to speak; what painting of horror, drama, comedy- with an unseen-unknown "director" not yelling,"action".... surreal indeed....
#humankind
#LifeCycle
#philosophical
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PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
Yesterday 12:59pm
Yesterday 12:59pm
storylines
generations of the future- are the reboot of the previous past shoot; what is "life"?- according to the naked eye- it's a loop; perhaps all of this is a simulation- a simulation, that one(whomever) more or less awakens in more or less terror and or fascination- awareness yet anxiety of one's and others' animation-because "you" could say or do what ever you want to.... but
it's a loop- a loop that ends later or soon; what we call a bar now used to be a saloon; but a loop is a loop all the same; how should one truly feel in this simulated game?...
it's a loop- a loop that ends later or soon; what we call a bar now used to be a saloon; but a loop is a loop all the same; how should one truly feel in this simulated game?...
#FeelingTrapped
#LifeCycle
#philosophical
42 reads
Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
Yesterday 12:37pm
Yesterday 12:37pm
lightning
Lightning cut through
the grey gloom of the day
like CPR for the soul
...
He said
the flash was God taking photos
She said
that's something her mother would say
I said
she's not poetic enough for that
...
The light was so bright
it lit up my room
through the black out curtains
slapping me back
from the edge of sleep
...
I expect to dream
in electricity
the grey gloom of the day
like CPR for the soul
...
He said
the flash was God taking photos
She said
that's something her mother would say
I said
she's not poetic enough for that
...
The light was so bright
it lit up my room
through the black out curtains
slapping me back
from the edge of sleep
...
I expect to dream
in electricity
#nature
#philosophical
#rain
40 reads
2 Comments
Tallen
earth_empath
earth_empath
Poem Published
Yesterday 12:25pm
Yesterday 12:25pm
Tayassuidae Family, Visits
12/30
Tayassuidae Family, Visits
it’s 3am
the Squadron’s musty scent persists
7 adults, 2 of which Parents of
two cute foot-long “Reds”
no idea why
Javelinas congregate
just outside my front door
Perhaps it’s an Empath gig
natural attraction
Flora, Fauna…..Fae?
Whatever their reasons
a wee bit annoying
when I am ready to
start my day or
awaiting a
grocery delivery
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Tayassuidae Family, Visits
it’s 3am
the Squadron’s musty scent persists
7 adults, 2 of which Parents of
two cute foot-long “Reds”
no idea why
Javelinas congregate
just outside my front door
Perhaps it’s an Empath gig
natural attraction
Flora, Fauna…..Fae?
Whatever their reasons
a wee bit annoying
when I am ready to
start my day or
awaiting a
grocery delivery
53 unique words
#animals
#morning
34 reads
2 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
Yesterday 12:17pm
Yesterday 12:17pm
What a dumb shit!
When he found out how things really were between men & women
He was shocked how cutthroat both sexes were to one another
It was a drag to find out that everybody knew all the same shit and everyone played it off like it was nothing
All the things that go unsaid
They get shoved into your guts like cutlery
All the bullshit sex etiquette
It's like a miniature cold war
What a bunch of lies & ego trips
That's why all these people were so freaked out about each other
It's one big club
The look away & laugh club
A revelation the size...
He was shocked how cutthroat both sexes were to one another
It was a drag to find out that everybody knew all the same shit and everyone played it off like it was nothing
All the things that go unsaid
They get shoved into your guts like cutlery
All the bullshit sex etiquette
It's like a miniature cold war
What a bunch of lies & ego trips
That's why all these people were so freaked out about each other
It's one big club
The look away & laugh club
A revelation the size...
#anger
#conflict
#deception
#hypocrisy
#lies
40 reads
1 Comment
DamianDeadLove
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:13am
Yesterday 10:13am
Present Day Sequel
Chaos rises before the sun even sets
Racing against time pedal to the floor
Pump the brakes on these vile threats
Robbing people and taking some more
So over the top his brain’s out to lunch
Under a corporate umbrella of confusion
Made the deal and received a gut punch
This paper tiger is another grand illusion
Distortion cuts through silence with rage
This present day sequel of the Gilded Age
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2025
Racing against time pedal to the floor
Pump the brakes on these vile threats
Robbing people and taking some more
So over the top his brain’s out to lunch
Under a corporate umbrella of confusion
Made the deal and received a gut punch
This paper tiger is another grand illusion
Distortion cuts through silence with rage
This present day sequel of the Gilded Age
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2025
#philosophical
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12 Comments
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