Poems on Humanity and Humankind
#humankind
Poetry examining humanity and what it means to be a human. Here you'll find poems about humankind, our effect on the world and what our purpose is as humans. Also poetry which considers what the future has in store for our species.
EdibleWords
Poem Published
Yesterday 9:47pm
Yesterday 9:47pm
How to Feed Your Kraken
A steady diet is what the
mighty creature needs
to keep you safe
from your enemies
words of truth
evidence
courage, too
and confidence
It thrives on danger
near hopelessness
although she herself
is never discouraged
she digests what
hurts you most
it sends her into
overdrive against
your enemies
and yes,
When you are
feeling safe
she falls back
fast asleep
If you are
a patriot
she lives...
mighty creature needs
to keep you safe
from your enemies
words of truth
evidence
courage, too
and confidence
It thrives on danger
near hopelessness
although she herself
is never discouraged
she digests what
hurts you most
it sends her into
overdrive against
your enemies
and yes,
When you are
feeling safe
she falls back
fast asleep
If you are
a patriot
she lives...
#humankind
#freedom
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cabcool
Poem Published
Yesterday 9:43pm
Yesterday 9:43pm
everyman
i
everyman my brother
—the puritan
the infidel—
even as a mother
does all she can
to save from hell
ii
all who from her bosom
—the marginal
the arrogant—
fail for want of wisdom
—the cardinal
the sacrosanct.
iii
every hue and colour
—negroid or blanc
yellow or red—
groomed or steeped in squalor
—rotund or lank
quick or half-dead—
iv
everyman my brother
—wealthy or poor
in earthly dross—
i must reconsider
even the more
to bear the cross
...
everyman my brother
—the puritan
the infidel—
even as a mother
does all she can
to save from hell
ii
all who from her bosom
—the marginal
the arrogant—
fail for want of wisdom
—the cardinal
the sacrosanct.
iii
every hue and colour
—negroid or blanc
yellow or red—
groomed or steeped in squalor
—rotund or lank
quick or half-dead—
iv
everyman my brother
—wealthy or poor
in earthly dross—
i must reconsider
even the more
to bear the cross
...
#kindness
#relationships
#humankind
#redemption
#sacrifice
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Amorous_tryst
Poem Published
Yesterday 3:45pm
Yesterday 3:45pm
Buy One Get One Free
Penny for your thoughts" he said
after we'd watched some Fox News & CNN coverage on the 'rejection' aftermath,
.
so, I gave him my two cents worth, though I could've thrown in another $.98,
knowing none of it was going to quench a thirst.
after we'd watched some Fox News & CNN coverage on the 'rejection' aftermath,
.
so, I gave him my two cents worth, though I could've thrown in another $.98,
knowing none of it was going to quench a thirst.
#politics
#humankind
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cold_fusion
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:13am
Yesterday 10:13am
a child amongst the adults
he failed
his grip
on innocence
meant that its
remnants
were still lodged
under his fingernails.
.
his grip
on innocence
meant that its
remnants
were still lodged
under his fingernails.
.
#spiritual
#TruthOfLife
#honesty
#humankind
#philosophical
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BigVirge
Big Virge
Big Virge
Poem Published
Yesterday 7:56am
Yesterday 7:56am
“Ethics” ... A Poem written By Big Virge 24/7/2020
Now I’ve ...
Already Done Said It ... !!!
Some Peoples’ Work Ethic ...
Is ... TRULY PATHETIC ... !!!!!
And YET THEY ...
Seem To Want CREDIT ... ?!?
For The Way That They ...
Choose To Work Away ...
In Their Day To Day ...
But They Need To REFRAIN ...
From Making CLAIMS ... !!!!
That Their Ethics SWAY ...
To Having NO DELAY ...
In Being ... GREAT ... !!!!!!
I’ve Said It BEFORE ...
And I’m Now SURE ...
That I Will Say It AGAIN ... !!!
The CLAIMS Some Make ...
Are Those...
Already Done Said It ... !!!
Some Peoples’ Work Ethic ...
Is ... TRULY PATHETIC ... !!!!!
And YET THEY ...
Seem To Want CREDIT ... ?!?
For The Way That They ...
Choose To Work Away ...
In Their Day To Day ...
But They Need To REFRAIN ...
From Making CLAIMS ... !!!!
That Their Ethics SWAY ...
To Having NO DELAY ...
In Being ... GREAT ... !!!!!!
I’ve Said It BEFORE ...
And I’m Now SURE ...
That I Will Say It AGAIN ... !!!
The CLAIMS Some Make ...
Are Those...
#TruthOfLife
#honesty
#humankind
#art
#responsibility
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cold_fusion
Poem Published
Yesterday 3:07am
Yesterday 3:07am
a mouthful of...
bit own tongue
mouth full of blood
still
spat out less
much less
than the venom
that spewed
a few moments
prior
karma
is a silent bit[ch]
mouth full of blood
still
spat out less
much less
than the venom
that spewed
a few moments
prior
karma
is a silent bit[ch]
#humankind
#philosophical
#symbolism
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BigVirge
Big Virge
Big Virge
Poem Published
22nd Nov 2020 8:40am
22nd Nov 2020 8:40am
"Breathe" ... A Poem written by Big Virge 24/8/2016
BREATHE .... IN ....
BREATHE ... OUT ...
Use Your Nose And Mouth ...
So That Your Body Can Move Around ... !!!
I BREATHE Poetry ...
Pretty Much EVERY DAY ... !!!!!
And Find That It HELPS ...
To Keep Me ... SANE ... !!!!!!
It Also HELPS To FEED My Brain ...
Just Like OXYGEN ....
EVERY TIME I .... “ Inhale “ .... !!!!
I USED TO Breathe In Ways ...
That ASTHMA Sufferers HATE ... !!!
Sometimes With A Wheeze ...
At DISCONCERTING Speeds ... !!!
Because My Lungs ...
Couldn’t Get...
BREATHE ... OUT ...
Use Your Nose And Mouth ...
So That Your Body Can Move Around ... !!!
I BREATHE Poetry ...
Pretty Much EVERY DAY ... !!!!!
And Find That It HELPS ...
To Keep Me ... SANE ... !!!!!!
It Also HELPS To FEED My Brain ...
Just Like OXYGEN ....
EVERY TIME I .... “ Inhale “ .... !!!!
I USED TO Breathe In Ways ...
That ASTHMA Sufferers HATE ... !!!
Sometimes With A Wheeze ...
At DISCONCERTING Speeds ... !!!
Because My Lungs ...
Couldn’t Get...
#LifeAsAWriter
#humankind
#WritingPoetry
#LifeCycle
#art
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BigVirge
Big Virge
Big Virge
Poem Published
22nd Nov 2020 7:48am
22nd Nov 2020 7:48am
“Learn How To Do It” ... A Poem written By Big Virge 22/7/2020
Now When It Comes To Conversations ...
And Making Sure That Talk Runs FLUID ...
It Seems That Some People ...
NEED To ... “ Learn How To Do It “ ... !!!
These Feeble Sheople ...
Who Are NOT In Tune ...
With Words of TRUTH ...
Because What They Use ...
Is Talk And ATTITUDES ...
That Go WAY BEYOND Rude ... !!!
Because They Seem CONFUSED ... ?!?
As To How Discussions Should Really Move ... !!!
Like Sticking To The TRUTH ...
Instead of ... ABUSE ... !!!!!!!
When Other Heads Talk ... ...
And Making Sure That Talk Runs FLUID ...
It Seems That Some People ...
NEED To ... “ Learn How To Do It “ ... !!!
These Feeble Sheople ...
Who Are NOT In Tune ...
With Words of TRUTH ...
Because What They Use ...
Is Talk And ATTITUDES ...
That Go WAY BEYOND Rude ... !!!
Because They Seem CONFUSED ... ?!?
As To How Discussions Should Really Move ... !!!
Like Sticking To The TRUTH ...
Instead of ... ABUSE ... !!!!!!!
When Other Heads Talk ... ...
#relationships
#humankind
#ignorance
#philosophical
#manipulation
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MJ-SWIM
Poem Published
22nd Nov 2020 6:56am
22nd Nov 2020 6:56am
Manufactured desert
Living in a wallpaper wonderland
Inside a concrete conundrum
Living life's not comfortable
But it is comfy to die
A walk to work's a sequence of squares
Everything's gray bentonite
I'm a number among numbers
It would be more cozy to die
Inside a concrete conundrum
Living life's not comfortable
But it is comfy to die
A walk to work's a sequence of squares
Everything's gray bentonite
I'm a number among numbers
It would be more cozy to die
#anxiety
#city
#humankind #apathy
#humankind #apathy
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wallyroo92
Poem Published
22nd Nov 2020 2:58am
22nd Nov 2020 2:58am
New Earth
I was reanimated from a cryogenic state
In November of the year Thirty-Thirty
And after a month of recovery
I had to be educated in New Earth’s history
Society decayed and went into a world war
But no nation was ever declared the victor
It seemed Mother Earth had enough and so
A century of cataclysms followed
Cities were swallowed by waves and rising seas
The earth shook from all erupting volcanoes
Fire flowed and ash spewed into the sky
Lands around the globe were left in darkness
And during this...
In November of the year Thirty-Thirty
And after a month of recovery
I had to be educated in New Earth’s history
Society decayed and went into a world war
But no nation was ever declared the victor
It seemed Mother Earth had enough and so
A century of cataclysms followed
Cities were swallowed by waves and rising seas
The earth shook from all erupting volcanoes
Fire flowed and ash spewed into the sky
Lands around the globe were left in darkness
And during this...
#hope
#science
#humankind #scifi
#humankind #scifi
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cold_fusion
Poem Published
22nd Nov 2020 1:27am
22nd Nov 2020 1:27am
materials
can be made into
all sorts of things
what
matter's to those
who seek
and have decided
forms
they patronise the patterns
order
symmetry
i say peek inside the heart
if you can
use
moulded by the need
nothing exists in free form
does it?
the event(ful) horizon
is just a blink away
singularity
and the single mind
they both
suck
.
all sorts of things
what
matter's to those
who seek
and have decided
forms
they patronise the patterns
order
symmetry
i say peek inside the heart
if you can
use
moulded by the need
nothing exists in free form
does it?
the event(ful) horizon
is just a blink away
singularity
and the single mind
they both
suck
.
#nature
#humankind
#philosophical
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Ahavati
Poem Published
20th Nov 2020 10:38pm
20th Nov 2020 10:38pm
Constellating
We are more than the sum
of our parts: each organ
is a constellation—
each cell a star
Every emotion is an orbit;
every action creates
an interstellar event
in concert with our will
Wondrous worlds exist
beneath our epidermis;
accrued layers of Being—
ancient civilizations: Atlantis
India, Mesopotamia, Egypt
all becoming our story—
buried by lifetimes, colonies
of imprints and memories
constellating, calling forth,
Come home to...
of our parts: each organ
is a constellation—
each cell a star
Every emotion is an orbit;
every action creates
an interstellar event
in concert with our will
Wondrous worlds exist
beneath our epidermis;
accrued layers of Being—
ancient civilizations: Atlantis
India, Mesopotamia, Egypt
all becoming our story—
buried by lifetimes, colonies
of imprints and memories
constellating, calling forth,
Come home to...
#universe
#stars
#humankind #historical
#humankind #historical
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