Poems About America Seeking Honest Critique
#America
Abracadabra
Poem Published
17th Aug 2023 11:14pm
17th Aug 2023 11:14pm
God Save America
Bored with picking time from my teeth
a swarm of idle moments
beg a home on the page
pleading for justice
while darker whispers burrow deep
until the sway of the Zephyr
soothes the night
and then I wake in a sweat
dreaming the bad guy got re-elected
the deserts caught fire
and oceans of apathy couldn't put it out
while all the world was humming
God save America
from itself
a swarm of idle moments
beg a home on the page
pleading for justice
while darker whispers burrow deep
until the sway of the Zephyr
soothes the night
and then I wake in a sweat
dreaming the bad guy got re-elected
the deserts caught fire
and oceans of apathy couldn't put it out
while all the world was humming
God save America
from itself
#anxiety
#corruption
#America #environment
#America #environment
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Johnny707
Poem Published
6th Aug 2023 2:14am
6th Aug 2023 2:14am
Fight Don't hide
Silent whispers of rebellion ignite.
People rising up, their spirits untamed,
Against those who to control, unrestrained.
With hearts united, they stand tall and strong,
Their voices echoing, breaking the wrong.
No longer enslaved by power's firm grip,
They rise as one, refusing to submit.
They march in unison, a fearless brigade,
With unwavering resolve, their hope displayed.
Like a phoenix, they soar through the darkest night,
Lighting the path with their.
They dismantle the walls built on deceit,
Exposing the...
People rising up, their spirits untamed,
Against those who to control, unrestrained.
With hearts united, they stand tall and strong,
Their voices echoing, breaking the wrong.
No longer enslaved by power's firm grip,
They rise as one, refusing to submit.
They march in unison, a fearless brigade,
With unwavering resolve, their hope displayed.
Like a phoenix, they soar through the darkest night,
Lighting the path with their.
They dismantle the walls built on deceit,
Exposing the...
#America
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2 Comments
javalini
Poem Published
3rd Apr 2023 4:43pm
3rd Apr 2023 4:43pm
AMERICAN SHOOT 'EM UP
dreamed
i was somebody
for a minute
like i held the keys
to the goddamned
kingdom and even
my sweat was holy
and it was real, baby,
and i just walked in like i owned it,
knocking that shit down
like i don't know what
my bullets rippin' right through
and them scatterin' like birds
and, man, don't act all high
and pious like it matters
when nothing goddamn matters
in this shit world
but politics and money
and your horse shit
so-called liberty,
not even this
(59 unique words)
i was somebody
for a minute
like i held the keys
to the goddamned
kingdom and even
my sweat was holy
and it was real, baby,
and i just walked in like i owned it,
knocking that shit down
like i don't know what
my bullets rippin' right through
and them scatterin' like birds
and, man, don't act all high
and pious like it matters
when nothing goddamn matters
in this shit world
but politics and money
and your horse shit
so-called liberty,
not even this
(59 unique words)
#death
#GunControl
#America
256 reads
3 Comments
Mountainriverman
Poem Published
26th Mar 2023 4:24pm
26th Mar 2023 4:24pm
Pull the plug
We are the life support for this chaos
Think it's time to pull the plug
They can't breathe without us
Making them money as we all go broke
Groceries and housing at an all time high
And the greedy politicians at an all time low
Look and see all the families starving
And all the government is worried about
Is telling us all to "stay woke"
This ship is sinking
We are dancing as we drown
Our fate decided by spineless leaders
Nuclear ash will cover the ground
Think it's time to pull the plug
They can't breathe without us
Making them money as we all go broke
Groceries and housing at an all time high
And the greedy politicians at an all time low
Look and see all the families starving
And all the government is worried about
Is telling us all to "stay woke"
This ship is sinking
We are dancing as we drown
Our fate decided by spineless leaders
Nuclear ash will cover the ground
#America
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ms_kitty_lagniappe
Ms K
Ms K
Poem Published
11th Mar 2023 10:48am
11th Mar 2023 10:48am
New Orleans My Lagniappe
New Orleans, my beloved city,
Your soulful charm and vibrant energy,
Forever woven into my heart and soul,
A bond so strong, I'll never let go.
When Katrina ravaged through our streets,
My world shattered into a million broken pieces,
But amidst the chaos and destruction,
I found the strength to rebuild and heal my soul's affliction.
With each keystroke and every word I write,
I breathe new life into our spirit, so bright,
Your colors, your sounds, your people so true,
All come alive in my art, as I pay homage to you.
In my dreams, I...
Your soulful charm and vibrant energy,
Forever woven into my heart and soul,
A bond so strong, I'll never let go.
When Katrina ravaged through our streets,
My world shattered into a million broken pieces,
But amidst the chaos and destruction,
I found the strength to rebuild and heal my soul's affliction.
With each keystroke and every word I write,
I breathe new life into our spirit, so bright,
Your colors, your sounds, your people so true,
All come alive in my art, as I pay homage to you.
In my dreams, I...
#America
#freedom
#dance
302 reads
5 Comments
Isgyppie_
Poem Published
1st Mar 2023 7:16pm
1st Mar 2023 7:16pm
Have We Had Enough
I feel it everywhere. In the tainted breeze, in the earth, as she screams in agony while she rejects us violently.
I feel cold as it bounces off the impenetrable strangers that don’t know they need each other, due to the monopoly game that we are predestined to lose, brothers competing against brother
while they are the bankers, cheating and clawing and consuming and contaminating.
We keep rolling the dice.
We Give them our power in trade for convenience and seclusion, for mind and body-numbing drugs and entertainment, at the cost of our...
I feel cold as it bounces off the impenetrable strangers that don’t know they need each other, due to the monopoly game that we are predestined to lose, brothers competing against brother
while they are the bankers, cheating and clawing and consuming and contaminating.
We keep rolling the dice.
We Give them our power in trade for convenience and seclusion, for mind and body-numbing drugs and entertainment, at the cost of our...
#America
#evolution
#HumanRights #morality
#HumanRights #morality
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2 Comments
Pinkdreams
Poem Published
18th Feb 2023 4:21am
18th Feb 2023 4:21am
Show and Tell
no more dolls
no more toys
no more games
by middle school
childhood is not just gone
its obliterated
an eighth grader
brought a gun to school
he's showing his friends
one of his besties
gets to hold the clip
this goes on
for three days
finally a student reports it
a week ago:
a lockdown
close to two hours
note in the high school boys bathroom:
"I'm going to shoot up the school"
underneath
a...
no more toys
no more games
by middle school
childhood is not just gone
its obliterated
an eighth grader
brought a gun to school
he's showing his friends
one of his besties
gets to hold the clip
this goes on
for three days
finally a student reports it
a week ago:
a lockdown
close to two hours
note in the high school boys bathroom:
"I'm going to shoot up the school"
underneath
a...
#childhood
#GunControl
#America #school
#America #school
289 reads
5 Comments
DCLXVI_1989
Poem Published
7th Feb 2023 1:44am
7th Feb 2023 1:44am
Blank Title
In this ever-loving bloom
We all consume the lasting gloom
Until the doom sits in our tomb
There's no escaping
In this illuminating night
Where the light gives up the fight
Where the fright just feels right
There's no mistaking
Chaos becomes routine
The way is lost, ruining
We're just agreeing
Shrug off the meaning
We're all partaking
Defrost our icy hearts
We played the part of the depart
Callous and hard, with mind made scarred
There's no awaking
Sitting still and passive
While...
We all consume the lasting gloom
Until the doom sits in our tomb
There's no escaping
In this illuminating night
Where the light gives up the fight
Where the fright just feels right
There's no mistaking
Chaos becomes routine
The way is lost, ruining
We're just agreeing
Shrug off the meaning
We're all partaking
Defrost our icy hearts
We played the part of the depart
Callous and hard, with mind made scarred
There's no awaking
Sitting still and passive
While...
#America
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Results_May_Vary
Poem Published
1st Feb 2023 1:21pm
1st Feb 2023 1:21pm
Pigs
all my friends have different names
all my pleasures have secret shames
every rule plays a different game
and only God knows the error of my ways
spin around and squeeze the vice
flip the coin and throw the dice
bring this to life and convince yourself
the money's right to justify
another whore for the voters
plot and pick your names and delegations
burn the righteous and reward the sinners
the strategy of propagation
spit the words of a book
no more real to you than the love
you claim for your child ...
all my pleasures have secret shames
every rule plays a different game
and only God knows the error of my ways
spin around and squeeze the vice
flip the coin and throw the dice
bring this to life and convince yourself
the money's right to justify
another whore for the voters
plot and pick your names and delegations
burn the righteous and reward the sinners
the strategy of propagation
spit the words of a book
no more real to you than the love
you claim for your child ...
#corruption
#politics
#America #religion
#America #religion
243 reads
3 Comments
anomalousmelon
Yitzhak
Yitzhak
Poem Published
26th Jan 2023 5:26am
26th Jan 2023 5:26am
Doggerel Rambling about Drugs
#America
#drugs
#prison
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Pinkdreams
Poem Published
26th Nov 2022 4:41pm
26th Nov 2022 4:41pm
Ozzy Osbourne, Voice of Reason
Ozzy wants to go home
says the gun violence in America
is *ucking crazy
he wonders how many more school children
are going to be killed
how many more concert goers open fired on
like in Las Vegas
he's "fed up"
with people getting killed every day
Ozzy Osbourne has more sense
than half of America
"There's nothing united anymore
about the United States"
wisely states the former Sabbath frontman
with an unusually wild past
"America has changed so drastically"
Eccentric old Ozzy
sees the...
says the gun violence in America
is *ucking crazy
he wonders how many more school children
are going to be killed
how many more concert goers open fired on
like in Las Vegas
he's "fed up"
with people getting killed every day
Ozzy Osbourne has more sense
than half of America
"There's nothing united anymore
about the United States"
wisely states the former Sabbath frontman
with an unusually wild past
"America has changed so drastically"
Eccentric old Ozzy
sees the...
#violence
#America
#music #Britain
#music #Britain
409 reads
25 Comments
nealmorell
Poem Published
18th Oct 2022 3:13pm
18th Oct 2022 3:13pm
let there be a homecoming
fall sun on a dare
shines over these fields
breaking through smokey air
highlighting a loss that is real
in the spirit of the season
stretch way up - follow the Breath
we're bound to find the reason
our pain's so keen it built a fence
we ask Earth Mother
shall we ever get better at living as one
or is defeating all others
the core struggle that must be won?
flailing with fix 'em up souls
Humanity beaten and bloodied
we waste time digging holes
Family yet blinded and muddied
the love in us...
shines over these fields
breaking through smokey air
highlighting a loss that is real
in the spirit of the season
stretch way up - follow the Breath
we're bound to find the reason
our pain's so keen it built a fence
we ask Earth Mother
shall we ever get better at living as one
or is defeating all others
the core struggle that must be won?
flailing with fix 'em up souls
Humanity beaten and bloodied
we waste time digging holes
Family yet blinded and muddied
the love in us...
#America
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