Observational Poems
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).
Chronicler of Sad Things
Written by ReflectionOfMe
Poem Published 22nd June 2017 8:37pm
I am the chronicler of sad things
I listen as I hear the story about how she never felt pretty
She hid behind a fake smile but felt empty
A boy told her the things she needed to hear
Made her feel how she longed to feel
But he was still a boy
And could not be a man when she needed one
I am the chronicler of sad things
I watch as children feel they aren’t good enough
Aren’t smart enough
Aren’t funny enough
Who feel they can’t contribute
They defend against word forged weapons are sent to kill, maim, and destroy
For no other...
I listen as I hear the story about how she never felt pretty
She hid behind a fake smile but felt empty
A boy told her the things she needed to hear
Made her feel how she longed to feel
But he was still a boy
And could not be a man when she needed one
I am the chronicler of sad things
I watch as children feel they aren’t good enough
Aren’t smart enough
Aren’t funny enough
Who feel they can’t contribute
They defend against word forged weapons are sent to kill, maim, and destroy
For no other...
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This is Not Normal
Written by ReflectionOfMe
Poem Published 22nd June 2017 8:03pm
We are steeped in events that run day to day
Or blissfully ignorant staying far, far away
No matter your stance from your side of the isle
This is not the right time to stand by and be idle
This is not normal we can surely agree
The antics that play out on our LED screens
The discord that comes when all that you hear
Are the shouts of those loudest coming in loud and clear
“Don’t agree? Then you’re wrong” is what we learn nowadays
No opposition is tolerated, hang your head in dismay
To stand for what’s right and speak out the truth
Is...
Or blissfully ignorant staying far, far away
No matter your stance from your side of the isle
This is not the right time to stand by and be idle
This is not normal we can surely agree
The antics that play out on our LED screens
The discord that comes when all that you hear
Are the shouts of those loudest coming in loud and clear
“Don’t agree? Then you’re wrong” is what we learn nowadays
No opposition is tolerated, hang your head in dismay
To stand for what’s right and speak out the truth
Is...
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out of curiosity...
Written by FromTheAsh
Poem Published 22nd June 2017 6:12pm
does it ever seem to you
like the shadows have put on a little weight?
draped more heavily
they pull down on me
until I can barely breathe
I'm curious, tell me
does the orbit of our existence
seem like it's spinning slightly faster?
making it harder to find any answers
as they rotate out of our reach
and is it just me
or does it seem the monsters in the silence
have gotten even louder?
their muted screams are nearly deafening
and I just want some peace
seriously...am I imagining things?
is it really just me?
like the shadows have put on a little weight?
draped more heavily
they pull down on me
until I can barely breathe
I'm curious, tell me
does the orbit of our existence
seem like it's spinning slightly faster?
making it harder to find any answers
as they rotate out of our reach
and is it just me
or does it seem the monsters in the silence
have gotten even louder?
their muted screams are nearly deafening
and I just want some peace
seriously...am I imagining things?
is it really just me?
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Commy Dictation
Written by Benzy_420
Poem Published 22nd June 2017 6:02pm
He's a warrior of sorts with a secret agenda
One that seems, at surface level, wanting what's better
He will tell the world how he aspires for righteousness
But practices his power over weaker folk in spite of this
Words to charm a stone into become like water
A pied piper mystifying people to slaughter
How he tells them all that he protects sons and daughters
How the way he wants to see the world live, they oughta
A primordial stance, this isn't anything new
But one that juxtaposes what we have right now
One that when the masses want to rise...
One that seems, at surface level, wanting what's better
He will tell the world how he aspires for righteousness
But practices his power over weaker folk in spite of this
Words to charm a stone into become like water
A pied piper mystifying people to slaughter
How he tells them all that he protects sons and daughters
How the way he wants to see the world live, they oughta
A primordial stance, this isn't anything new
But one that juxtaposes what we have right now
One that when the masses want to rise...
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The Ultimate Insult!
Written by Academic
Poem Published 22nd June 2017 1:03pm
By Stanley Collymore
What’s the actual difference between what Germany’s Third
Reich and its allies did, and the mindset lurking behind it,
during World War II and the attitude now exemplified
by these Khazar-Yiddish fake “Jews” who 72 years
after World War II has ended still carry on ad
nauseum moaning about what happened
to their Zionist sort then as they none t
he less consistently and blatantly
milk Europe’s holocaust for
every penny that they can
get from them doing so.
And what ignorant mother fuckers like this Yid...
What’s the actual difference between what Germany’s Third
Reich and its allies did, and the mindset lurking behind it,
during World War II and the attitude now exemplified
by these Khazar-Yiddish fake “Jews” who 72 years
after World War II has ended still carry on ad
nauseum moaning about what happened
to their Zionist sort then as they none t
he less consistently and blatantly
milk Europe’s holocaust for
every penny that they can
get from them doing so.
And what ignorant mother fuckers like this Yid...
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Grocery Store - Part 2
Written by PoetSpeak
Poem Published 22nd June 2017 11:57am
The other day when I was buying generic mayonnaise
Which was very good mind you
I had the unique opportunity to serve the public
With two simple acts of human kindness
I'm in the tuna fish section
An older woman is perusing the many brands
She asks if I can help with the cans on the top shelf
Of course I say and reach and retrieve them for her
On surface this is no big deal
To her not being able to reach
I've done her a great service
I have a feeling she was there for a while waiting for help
I proceed with my shopping ...
Which was very good mind you
I had the unique opportunity to serve the public
With two simple acts of human kindness
I'm in the tuna fish section
An older woman is perusing the many brands
She asks if I can help with the cans on the top shelf
Of course I say and reach and retrieve them for her
On surface this is no big deal
To her not being able to reach
I've done her a great service
I have a feeling she was there for a while waiting for help
I proceed with my shopping ...
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Leave the Drama Behind
Written by eswaller
Poem Published 22nd June 2017 6:37am
Do not be fooled by the old
Drama and by people who think
They know you. They acted cold
Towards you while they wink
At you now, thinking that you are still
Friends. Darling, they are dumb
Enough to want to catch up and fill
The space with stories, but some
People never change. They want
The gossip and the latest scoop,
Not knowing that every taunt
Still echoes. Go ahead and snoop
Because you have nothing to hide.
In fact you have been way more
Successful while they want to ride
With you to the top. They swore
To...
Drama and by people who think
They know you. They acted cold
Towards you while they wink
At you now, thinking that you are still
Friends. Darling, they are dumb
Enough to want to catch up and fill
The space with stories, but some
People never change. They want
The gossip and the latest scoop,
Not knowing that every taunt
Still echoes. Go ahead and snoop
Because you have nothing to hide.
In fact you have been way more
Successful while they want to ride
With you to the top. They swore
To...
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Weird Things on a Subway Ride in New York City
Written by PoetSpeak
Poem Published 22nd June 2017 3:31am
I"m on the subway going from Manhattan to Brooklyn
It's and hour ride
You can see a lot in an hour
Sometimes more than you want to see
Today was one of those days
Guy across the way from me
Maybe in his 50's or 60"s
Dressed in a nondescript manor
Browns that don't match
Already a problem in city where black is the uniform
Somewhere in Brooklyn he whips out a Bic pen
You know that pen, it's iconic in shape and design
Are you familiar with the blue cap with the long edge ?
Dude proceeds to stick the edge in his ear ...
It's and hour ride
You can see a lot in an hour
Sometimes more than you want to see
Today was one of those days
Guy across the way from me
Maybe in his 50's or 60"s
Dressed in a nondescript manor
Browns that don't match
Already a problem in city where black is the uniform
Somewhere in Brooklyn he whips out a Bic pen
You know that pen, it's iconic in shape and design
Are you familiar with the blue cap with the long edge ?
Dude proceeds to stick the edge in his ear ...
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Achlys
Written by zebrablack
Poem Published 22nd June 2017 1:57am
deep deep
in the
in the inner
cauldron of self
one can hear weeping
it is Achlys
daughter of Nyx
pale emaciated
her razor teeth chattering
over pomegranate tongue saliva
elongated mottled nails like shears
etch a wooden table
and sever small rodents
for nourishment
dismal girl with swollen knees
thick dust upon her shoulders
her nostril's dripping
like drenched grass
demons concealment veiled
yet her scut barely hidden
while attraction remains
the fabric of existence ...
in the
in the inner
cauldron of self
one can hear weeping
it is Achlys
daughter of Nyx
pale emaciated
her razor teeth chattering
over pomegranate tongue saliva
elongated mottled nails like shears
etch a wooden table
and sever small rodents
for nourishment
dismal girl with swollen knees
thick dust upon her shoulders
her nostril's dripping
like drenched grass
demons concealment veiled
yet her scut barely hidden
while attraction remains
the fabric of existence ...
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my K
Your little smile will always linger in my skull
The tiny voice that always conveyed laughter in the family
There’s so many things IL miss
Most of it I'll just have to wonder
You would have been a lawyer
Perhaps a doctor
You so clever you would have been anything
I wish you could have stayed just a few more years
Perhaps one more, the least
Taking you to school was one of my favorites
I simply didn’t know I’d have less of those
Had I known i'd have given more time to do it more often
All moments with you were so exquisite
I...
The tiny voice that always conveyed laughter in the family
There’s so many things IL miss
Most of it I'll just have to wonder
You would have been a lawyer
Perhaps a doctor
You so clever you would have been anything
I wish you could have stayed just a few more years
Perhaps one more, the least
Taking you to school was one of my favorites
I simply didn’t know I’d have less of those
Had I known i'd have given more time to do it more often
All moments with you were so exquisite
I...
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