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).
eswaller
Poem Published
Today 6:59am
Today 6:59am
Alice In Wonderland (Contemporary Take)
I feel down the rabbit hole and
You were right there with me.
I did not care to know which hand
To follow. To our left where I see
Darkness or to the right where
There is just enough light to
See fields of flowers. I swear
I saw that flicker or hope in you
And your smile, but you become
Just as sneaky as the Cheshire Cat.
We can be as small as every crumb.
Maybe we can go back up to be flat
Or nothing at all. Maybe we should
Look through the looking glass
To see what is either bad or good
On the other side. We used to...
You were right there with me.
I did not care to know which hand
To follow. To our left where I see
Darkness or to the right where
There is just enough light to
See fields of flowers. I swear
I saw that flicker or hope in you
And your smile, but you become
Just as sneaky as the Cheshire Cat.
We can be as small as every crumb.
Maybe we can go back up to be flat
Or nothing at all. Maybe we should
Look through the looking glass
To see what is either bad or good
On the other side. We used to...
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thewatcher33
Poem Published
Today 5:18am
Today 5:18am
The Queen Of Hearts
I love the way she rocks her beautiful & sexy persona
She is unapologetically, unafraid and unashamed to be herself
Neither bashful or timid
the Queen Of Hearts is not intimidated by external forces
seeking to tame the passion and fire within her
She reigns supreme and stays saucy like meat sauce
She is unapologetically, unafraid and unashamed to be herself
Neither bashful or timid
the Queen Of Hearts is not intimidated by external forces
seeking to tame the passion and fire within her
She reigns supreme and stays saucy like meat sauce
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JIPWriter1
Poem Published
Today 4:59am
Today 4:59am
Ice*Bath: Non-Fiction Memoir Quatrain
Ice*Bath: Non-Fiction Memoir Quatrain
Lights off. One yellow-moon colored night light is on.
Water's on. The warm witch-hazel colored is in
My tub. The green towels. My light mind is calm
From my Beats. Frozen in my frost-colored tub is him.
The him is me. My drink is wine that resembles the red sea.
It sits on the tub side. The walls are shadow dark and light orange.
My New Orleans bathroom is newer. Katrina is nobody but a dead sea.
My white tub is a white chair I'm in. My sweet bathroom feels bright orange.
J.I.P.
10/15/2012
Lights off. One yellow-moon colored night light is on.
Water's on. The warm witch-hazel colored is in
My tub. The green towels. My light mind is calm
From my Beats. Frozen in my frost-colored tub is him.
The him is me. My drink is wine that resembles the red sea.
It sits on the tub side. The walls are shadow dark and light orange.
My New Orleans bathroom is newer. Katrina is nobody but a dead sea.
My white tub is a white chair I'm in. My sweet bathroom feels bright orange.
J.I.P.
10/15/2012
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da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Poem Published
Today 4:19am
Today 4:19am
Never Bite A Generous Hand
Never bite the hand that generously feeds you
Because you'll become malnourished or starve
That's sound advice so you should always
Think twice before you cut off your reliable arm
If that hand attached to that arm can't take the pain
It may just have to retract itself and let you go
Then you'll be in a free fall decent of which
Could've been prevented if you'd listened before
Being inconsiderate and selfish causes one to
Lose out on an abundance of blessings
Some seem to have a difficult time discerning this
So they have to be taught...
Because you'll become malnourished or starve
That's sound advice so you should always
Think twice before you cut off your reliable arm
If that hand attached to that arm can't take the pain
It may just have to retract itself and let you go
Then you'll be in a free fall decent of which
Could've been prevented if you'd listened before
Being inconsiderate and selfish causes one to
Lose out on an abundance of blessings
Some seem to have a difficult time discerning this
So they have to be taught...
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Mo57
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:24pm
Yesterday 10:24pm
US all
Planet,
for every things need
but we don’t give a damn, if we can profit from greed,
there will come a time when it’s left on it’s knees,
as extinction prevails,
running man,
trees fawning for leaves.
but those who can choose, choose not to believe.
Damn - we don’t really give a damn,
No - we really do not as a species called man
war
what is it really good for,
any lyrical pro to encapsulate more?
be you country, religion or tribe,
you have to remember those faces,
their eyes,
as we are sentient beings and this...
for every things need
but we don’t give a damn, if we can profit from greed,
there will come a time when it’s left on it’s knees,
as extinction prevails,
running man,
trees fawning for leaves.
but those who can choose, choose not to believe.
Damn - we don’t really give a damn,
No - we really do not as a species called man
war
what is it really good for,
any lyrical pro to encapsulate more?
be you country, religion or tribe,
you have to remember those faces,
their eyes,
as we are sentient beings and this...
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AtoMikbomb
Poem Published
Yesterday 8:32pm
Yesterday 8:32pm
The Drop
Blended palettes pour
Muted susurrations slip skyward
Ash passes-
Dour breath enlivens what's...
Left
Overcasting cogent columns
Coating in gray-
The cold...
Our hiemal holdfast
Muted susurrations slip skyward
Ash passes-
Dour breath enlivens what's...
Left
Overcasting cogent columns
Coating in gray-
The cold...
Our hiemal holdfast
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2 Comments
WhiteHeartWayne
Poem Published
Yesterday 5:19pm
Yesterday 5:19pm
Freestanding
FREE STANDING
Is it to much to ask? For a little understanding.
From those who bask, in dated mass branding
Errors from our past seem to be crash landing
You need to ask yourself, are you freestanding
Are u led by fear or all convinced by the latest Premier
What led you here, to a potential civil war year
Why the atmosphere over a diverse hemisphere
Here, it's clear, edward Lear nonsense is more cohere
It's madness to face a future like this, looking into the abyss following the mindless
Try understanding stop with the branding, ...
Is it to much to ask? For a little understanding.
From those who bask, in dated mass branding
Errors from our past seem to be crash landing
You need to ask yourself, are you freestanding
Are u led by fear or all convinced by the latest Premier
What led you here, to a potential civil war year
Why the atmosphere over a diverse hemisphere
Here, it's clear, edward Lear nonsense is more cohere
It's madness to face a future like this, looking into the abyss following the mindless
Try understanding stop with the branding, ...
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da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Poem Published
Yesterday 3:47pm
Yesterday 3:47pm
Propagandist Media
Propagandist media is the most powerful weapon of the powers that be
They're arguably more far reaching and destructive than the U.S. Army
Most of society would prefer to channel surf than to pick up a book
Being subliminally programmed by all the shows of which they look
Life's a continuous battlefield and we must prepare for all of the wars
The physical ones that we can see and the psychological ones even more
Society seems to only be influenced by money and violence, no denying it
Malcolm X told us this when he stated that we must use the ballot or the...
They're arguably more far reaching and destructive than the U.S. Army
Most of society would prefer to channel surf than to pick up a book
Being subliminally programmed by all the shows of which they look
Life's a continuous battlefield and we must prepare for all of the wars
The physical ones that we can see and the psychological ones even more
Society seems to only be influenced by money and violence, no denying it
Malcolm X told us this when he stated that we must use the ballot or the...
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2 Comments
PoetSpeak
Poem Published
Yesterday 2:08pm
Yesterday 2:08pm
Men Under Fire - A Commentary
We're often guilty
Crimes against women specifically
Most men think it but don't act
Hormone imbalance turns the tide
Sex happens wanted or not
Rape is rape, no excuses
Ask any man though and he will tell you
It's how we're made
Women say it's a cop out
Nobodies right
Creation
Dominant lust
Men need to show restraint
Some don't
It's how were made, repeat
Women are not a candy store
You can't just take
Those shortest of cutoffs
Take some responsibility
Most men don't just take
Some do ...
Crimes against women specifically
Most men think it but don't act
Hormone imbalance turns the tide
Sex happens wanted or not
Rape is rape, no excuses
Ask any man though and he will tell you
It's how we're made
Women say it's a cop out
Nobodies right
Creation
Dominant lust
Men need to show restraint
Some don't
It's how were made, repeat
Women are not a candy store
You can't just take
Those shortest of cutoffs
Take some responsibility
Most men don't just take
Some do ...
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3 Comments
Rayray-thepoet
Poem Published
Yesterday 1:59pm
Yesterday 1:59pm
You’re under the influence
Blast the gun for fun then run once the deed is done.
How dumb.
Are you.
How dumb can you be.
Seriously.
Your adding to the dead body counts in These streets.
My..society.
Does not exist with sobriety.
Cus being faded like a cut is now a priority.
And prior to this.
I bet someone was rolling up a spliff.
Or chugging a bottle.
Of Bacardi.
They got our minds fucked up when they said life is a party.
cus now all we do is party with life.
As if the recklessness hasn't shown you that your own life can take your life. ...
How dumb.
Are you.
How dumb can you be.
Seriously.
Your adding to the dead body counts in These streets.
My..society.
Does not exist with sobriety.
Cus being faded like a cut is now a priority.
And prior to this.
I bet someone was rolling up a spliff.
Or chugging a bottle.
Of Bacardi.
They got our minds fucked up when they said life is a party.
cus now all we do is party with life.
As if the recklessness hasn't shown you that your own life can take your life. ...
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shadow_starzzz
Poem Published
Yesterday 1:30pm
Yesterday 1:30pm
Doomed
While your skanky insecure ho is gasping for breath as you fist fuck her all the way to church to demonstrate your love, she'll be too shell shocked to think about the way you lie & cheat, for she knows nothing of your roaming ways.
Nor does she know how you betray her whilst protesting about love, trust, loyalty and all the other bullshit that you chime on about when she pretends to be a godly princess, whilst behaving like a twisted bisexual rabid dog on heat as she switches between her multiple personalities.
You've been sucked in to the vortex of her multiple...
Nor does she know how you betray her whilst protesting about love, trust, loyalty and all the other bullshit that you chime on about when she pretends to be a godly princess, whilst behaving like a twisted bisexual rabid dog on heat as she switches between her multiple personalities.
You've been sucked in to the vortex of her multiple...
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Lady_of_the_Quill
Poem Published
Yesterday 11:09am
Yesterday 11:09am
TRANSPARENCY
Come see through the windows of my soul
I hide only the secret of my perseverance
If anyone were to destroy it.
I would cease to exist
I open my soul by choice
I KNOW I SHINE INSIDE
Pleading "Nevermore "my demons of prey
Pain
Grief
Loss of direction
Belittlement of my mind by abuse
They left their mark
And my Shine healed it over
With strands of taunt tissue
To form a beautiful scar
You can not break what is already broke
You can not mend the moment in time
When you felt the Demons PREY
I shine...
I hide only the secret of my perseverance
If anyone were to destroy it.
I would cease to exist
I open my soul by choice
I KNOW I SHINE INSIDE
Pleading "Nevermore "my demons of prey
Pain
Grief
Loss of direction
Belittlement of my mind by abuse
They left their mark
And my Shine healed it over
With strands of taunt tissue
To form a beautiful scar
You can not break what is already broke
You can not mend the moment in time
When you felt the Demons PREY
I shine...
21 reads
4 Comments
Observational Poems