Poems about the Power of Words
#PowerOfWords
Poems about the power of words, and the ability for words to influence human behavior. Whether it's the power of words to hurt and abuse, or to empower and motivate, words have been demonstrated in science to affect the emotions and actions of others. Here you'll find poems exploring the power of written and spoken words on the writer, other people, and wider society.
Lazy_Dead
.Julia.
.Julia.
Poem Published
23rd Jan 2021 10:40pm
23rd Jan 2021 10:40pm
I write poetry
Some say I’m a poet
I don’t
More like
I spew
emotions
on paper
and hope
they sound pretty
I don’t pay much
attention
to formalities
I just want
the pain inside me
set free
Picture me,
like the exorcist, but
Instead of covering
the walls
with pea soup
I’m projectile vomiting
fragments
of my mind
The ugliness
displayed haphazardly
across the walls
And I call it
art
Inviting...
I don’t
More like
I spew
emotions
on paper
and hope
they sound pretty
I don’t pay much
attention
to formalities
I just want
the pain inside me
set free
Picture me,
like the exorcist, but
Instead of covering
the walls
with pea soup
I’m projectile vomiting
fragments
of my mind
The ugliness
displayed haphazardly
across the walls
And I call it
art
Inviting...
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#PowerOfWords #emotions
#PowerOfWords #emotions
37 reads
7 Comments
DecipherMe
Poem Published
23rd Jan 2021 10:26pm
23rd Jan 2021 10:26pm
Of All Cylinders and Synergy: In a Matter of Fact
A premise slithered out the door at open
from query vibrant in sharing breath.
"Conclude" might be too fast
and so remains a stem devoid of arms.
Little over the windscreen,
a cloud bundles its threads.
To no end, but they shimmer when a passion lantern traces the linings.
They are blazen, though never burn.
Reassurance is a translucent air-like bird,
a native of the diaphragm,
who migrates in word.
Bless the star child in the glide of a homeward crystal-clear flock.
The...
from query vibrant in sharing breath.
"Conclude" might be too fast
and so remains a stem devoid of arms.
Little over the windscreen,
a cloud bundles its threads.
To no end, but they shimmer when a passion lantern traces the linings.
They are blazen, though never burn.
Reassurance is a translucent air-like bird,
a native of the diaphragm,
who migrates in word.
Bless the star child in the glide of a homeward crystal-clear flock.
The...
#PowerOfWords
#emotional
#surreal #StreamOfConsciousness
#surreal #StreamOfConsciousness
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0 Comments
OyateInyanNajin
Poem Published
23rd Jan 2021 4:38am
23rd Jan 2021 4:38am
SWEET RELEASE IN FREEING FORM (1-17-2010, 9:00pm, Palm Springs, California)
in expressing myself
through feelings
born into
written thoughts
given form
through words
congealed
into
manifested expression
as potential
new poems
i wonder
aloud
to myself
at times
if its perhaps
an early
symptomatic
warning sign
of aphasia
coming on
for i struggle
and feel challenged
sometimes
when the focus
or flow state
of my
inner muse
gets suddenly interrupted
unexpectedly
distracted
or temporarily...
through feelings
born into
written thoughts
given form
through words
congealed
into
manifested expression
as potential
new poems
i wonder
aloud
to myself
at times
if its perhaps
an early
symptomatic
warning sign
of aphasia
coming on
for i struggle
and feel challenged
sometimes
when the focus
or flow state
of my
inner muse
gets suddenly interrupted
unexpectedly
distracted
or temporarily...
#WritersBlock
#LifeAsAWriter
#MyInspiration
#WritingPoetry
#PowerOfWords
11 reads
4 Comments
BigVirge
Big Virge
Big Virge
Poem Published
20th Jan 2021 5:20am
20th Jan 2021 5:20am
"Straight Speak" ... A Poem written by Big Virge 18/1/2021
Now This Poetic Piece ...
Is One That Simply ...
Reveals My Belief ...
That We .....
Need More Straight Speak ...
... In Today’s Artistry ... !!!
Of Course Variety’s ...
A Part of Poetry ...
As It Really Should Be ...
In The Things That We See ...
But I Really Do Think ...
That Denial of This ...
Is A BIG TRAVESTY ... !!!
The Use of Lyrics ...
To Express Through ...
... Straight Speak ...
Cos To Deny It Just WREAKS ...
of Not Keeping Things REAL ... !!!
...
Is One That Simply ...
Reveals My Belief ...
That We .....
Need More Straight Speak ...
... In Today’s Artistry ... !!!
Of Course Variety’s ...
A Part of Poetry ...
As It Really Should Be ...
In The Things That We See ...
But I Really Do Think ...
That Denial of This ...
Is A BIG TRAVESTY ... !!!
The Use of Lyrics ...
To Express Through ...
... Straight Speak ...
Cos To Deny It Just WREAKS ...
of Not Keeping Things REAL ... !!!
...
#honesty
#WritingPoetry
#PowerOfWords
#denial
#philosophical
17 reads
2 Comments
Lazy_Dead
.Julia.
.Julia.
Poem Published
19th Jan 2021 5:41pm
19th Jan 2021 5:41pm
To Poetry and Beyond
I could string precise words together to tell a story or make lines look neat and pretty
I can take you from the thoughts in your mind to another location within mine
I can draw a line in ink for you to follow with ease
I can piece together a profound poignant vocabulary to create a bright mosaic of sound
Or I could rhyme to the rhythm of your heart with art to impart
I can present life lessons or simple truths as tiny wrapped gifts to share
I have the ability to maintain your attention for a literary mile and make it worthwhile
But alas, none of these...
I can take you from the thoughts in your mind to another location within mine
I can draw a line in ink for you to follow with ease
I can piece together a profound poignant vocabulary to create a bright mosaic of sound
Or I could rhyme to the rhythm of your heart with art to impart
I can present life lessons or simple truths as tiny wrapped gifts to share
I have the ability to maintain your attention for a literary mile and make it worthwhile
But alas, none of these...
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#PowerOfWords
45 reads
14 Comments
BigVirge
Big Virge
Big Virge
Poem Published
18th Jan 2021 2:25am
18th Jan 2021 2:25am
“Lyrical” ... A Poem written By Big Virge 11/8/2020
So It’s Pretty CLEAR That I ...
Am A LYRICAL Guy ... !!!
Because My Rhyme Style DEFINES ... !!!
Poetic Designs That Are BRIGHT Light SUNSHINE ...
Or The ... SHARPEST of Minds ... !!!
Because They Fly HIGH ...
Like Eagles In The Sky ... !!!
That Show Graceful Arrays ...
of ... Wordplay Displays ...
That Amaze Like USAIN ... !!!
Because of The Ways ...
They Run When My Brain ...
EXPLODES With Word Drops ...
That Are Hotter Than HOT ... !!!!!
That Maintain Lyricism ...
That’s Thoughtfully Written...
Am A LYRICAL Guy ... !!!
Because My Rhyme Style DEFINES ... !!!
Poetic Designs That Are BRIGHT Light SUNSHINE ...
Or The ... SHARPEST of Minds ... !!!
Because They Fly HIGH ...
Like Eagles In The Sky ... !!!
That Show Graceful Arrays ...
of ... Wordplay Displays ...
That Amaze Like USAIN ... !!!
Because of The Ways ...
They Run When My Brain ...
EXPLODES With Word Drops ...
That Are Hotter Than HOT ... !!!!!
That Maintain Lyricism ...
That’s Thoughtfully Written...
#rhyming
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#PowerOfWords
#art
25 reads
0 Comments
OyateInyanNajin
Poem Published
17th Jan 2021 10:32pm
17th Jan 2021 10:32pm
POOLSIDE APOCALYPTO (8-29-2010, 2:00pm, Palm Springs, California)
what more to do
with words
seems little point
to even ponder
now
let go
somehow
the old familiar
inner call
i sense
feel and hear
still alive
still astir inside
alert within
this temporal mask
of outer shell
i only think
i am
wherein resides
the deeper truth
of spirit
guided being
now triggered
here again
within the subtle
whispering song
of early falls
cool desert breeze
rushing through
these slithering tongues
of...
with words
seems little point
to even ponder
now
let go
somehow
the old familiar
inner call
i sense
feel and hear
still alive
still astir inside
alert within
this temporal mask
of outer shell
i only think
i am
wherein resides
the deeper truth
of spirit
guided being
now triggered
here again
within the subtle
whispering song
of early falls
cool desert breeze
rushing through
these slithering tongues
of...
#LifeAsAWriter
#MyInspiration
#WritingPoetry
#PowerOfWords
#reading
12 reads
0 Comments
OyateInyanNajin
Poem Published
17th Jan 2021 9:33pm
17th Jan 2021 9:33pm
SILENT SCREAMING (4-18-1990, North Park, San Diego, California)
without a car
i drive
that stretch
of my twisted
imagination
to a place
just far enough
away
where i
can see
more clearly
the nightmare
edges
of my lifes
unfulfilled
unrequited
incomplete
broken dreams
as i park
my grievous hearts
dying embers
in the darkness
right next to
this smoldering
ghost heap
of all my
lingering
vanquished hopes
its flickering
sparks
so dim now
yet still
they haunt
my way enough
that no one
other...
i drive
that stretch
of my twisted
imagination
to a place
just far enough
away
where i
can see
more clearly
the nightmare
edges
of my lifes
unfulfilled
unrequited
incomplete
broken dreams
as i park
my grievous hearts
dying embers
in the darkness
right next to
this smoldering
ghost heap
of all my
lingering
vanquished hopes
its flickering
sparks
so dim now
yet still
they haunt
my way enough
that no one
other...
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#PowerOfWords #passion
#PowerOfWords #passion
10 reads
0 Comments
BigVirge
Big Virge
Big Virge
Poem Published
16th Jan 2021 11:39pm
16th Jan 2021 11:39pm
“Planting Seeds" ... A Poem written By Big Virge 11/8/2020
Now I’m JUST Planting Seeds ...
Through Verse And Poetry ...
That I Now Use To Speak ...
On Yes ... REALITY ... !!!
So Of Course My Verse Deals ...
With DIFFERENT Beliefs ...
Like JUSTICE, PEACE And EQUALITY ... !!!!!!
Because Humans Do Seem ...
To Embrace ... STRANGE IDEALS ... ?!?
As To What People Need ...
To Breed REAL UNITY ... ?!?
Cos’ The Powers That Be ... !!!
Who RULE Societies ...
Have Been Planting BAD SEEDS ...
That Have Bred ... LEGACIES ... !!!!!
Like...
Through Verse And Poetry ...
That I Now Use To Speak ...
On Yes ... REALITY ... !!!
So Of Course My Verse Deals ...
With DIFFERENT Beliefs ...
Like JUSTICE, PEACE And EQUALITY ... !!!!!!
Because Humans Do Seem ...
To Embrace ... STRANGE IDEALS ... ?!?
As To What People Need ...
To Breed REAL UNITY ... ?!?
Cos’ The Powers That Be ... !!!
Who RULE Societies ...
Have Been Planting BAD SEEDS ...
That Have Bred ... LEGACIES ... !!!!!
Like...
#politics
#nature
#WritingPoetry
#PowerOfWords
#LifeCycle
26 reads
7 Comments
Stoney223
Poem Published
16th Jan 2021 12:49pm
16th Jan 2021 12:49pm
MORNING SILENCE WHEN IT RISES
As I silently walk across the sand leaving behind my footprints as I walk, aimlessly through the mist of the morning rising over the horizon. I stop to admire this piece of insightful beauty here before my eyes, as I inhale and exhale the freshness of the sea breeze filling my lungs with each stroke of the winds. Yet as I stare into the vision of the dead silence, that the morning silent brings with it comes an awakening feeling. As I become so intoxicated by the very thing that hypnotizes, me the most as it transcends through the stairway and gateways of my thoughts. For it is this kind of...
#LifeAsAWriter
#PowerOfWords
#freedom
#meditation
#StreamOfConsciousness
27 reads
6 Comments
1Docmcruz
Nourish Cruz
Nourish Cruz
Poem Published
16th Jan 2021 8:37am
16th Jan 2021 8:37am
3 Words 1 Smile
There is nothing more meaningful
than an “I love you” from a poet’s lips.
A writer carefully places their words
pronounces POWER
creates a symphony with syllables
will carry you everywhere
like their favorite notebook
will mourn
like their ink ran dry
if you ever part.
If you read between their lines
there are sonnets.
There are pages from sleepless nights
arranging tens of sentences
just for ONE SMILE.
So when a poet says “I love you” ...
than an “I love you” from a poet’s lips.
A writer carefully places their words
pronounces POWER
creates a symphony with syllables
will carry you everywhere
like their favorite notebook
will mourn
like their ink ran dry
if you ever part.
If you read between their lines
there are sonnets.
There are pages from sleepless nights
arranging tens of sentences
just for ONE SMILE.
So when a poet says “I love you” ...
#love
#power
#LifeAsAWriter #PowerOfWords
#LifeAsAWriter #PowerOfWords
40 reads
0 Comments
Zazzles
Broom
Broom
Poem Published
11th Jan 2021 5:45pm
11th Jan 2021 5:45pm
Poetic agony
Her poetic voice must be heard
fallen tears now stain her pages
concerned with not that which she slurs
her poetic voice must be heard
she does not care she takes her turn
she tries to hide her written rages
her poetic voice must be heard
fallen tears now stain her pages
And so she must defend her name ...
fallen tears now stain her pages
concerned with not that which she slurs
her poetic voice must be heard
she does not care she takes her turn
she tries to hide her written rages
her poetic voice must be heard
fallen tears now stain her pages
And so she must defend her name ...
#PowerOfWords
84 reads
36 Comments
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