Poems About Humankind Seeking Honest Critique
#humankind
BeautifulNothing2
Poem Published
2nd Apr 2025 7:57am
2nd Apr 2025 7:57am
Insanity Within Humanity
She looks over the edge of temptation,
They whisper in her ear,
"One more step my dear,
All your worries will disappear."
She questions her sanity,
With more pills made by humanity,
That state her mental health,
Is the reason for her insanity.
She tells herself it's time to go,
To the world's end,
No one will ever have to know.
One leap of faith,
For an angel with no wings,
She jumps forward,
Listening to the things,
She has been called.
You hear a smack,
A...
They whisper in her ear,
"One more step my dear,
All your worries will disappear."
She questions her sanity,
With more pills made by humanity,
That state her mental health,
Is the reason for her insanity.
She tells herself it's time to go,
To the world's end,
No one will ever have to know.
One leap of faith,
For an angel with no wings,
She jumps forward,
Listening to the things,
She has been called.
You hear a smack,
A...
#humankind
#MentalHealth
#philosophical #suicide
#philosophical #suicide
52 reads
1 Comment
PittinixDesigns
Poem Published
2nd Apr 2025 1:54am
2nd Apr 2025 1:54am
How Much Do We Actually Know?
What do we actually know about nature?
The things we know are what we conceive them to be.
How much do we actually know?
We don’t have accurate knowledge about everything we claim to know.
Misleading information exist everywhere.
How can we tell whether the things we know are true or false?
Some people seek knowledge about many things.
Others just want to know enough to get by.
We should not believe only what we see.
Many things exist beyond our knowledge.
Not everything we know is worth knowing.
We don’t...
The things we know are what we conceive them to be.
How much do we actually know?
We don’t have accurate knowledge about everything we claim to know.
Misleading information exist everywhere.
How can we tell whether the things we know are true or false?
Some people seek knowledge about many things.
Others just want to know enough to get by.
We should not believe only what we see.
Many things exist beyond our knowledge.
Not everything we know is worth knowing.
We don’t...
#astronomy
#humankind
#learning
#nature
#universe
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Ahavati
Tams
Tams
Poem Published
1st Apr 2025 8:14pm
1st Apr 2025 8:14pm
[NaPoWriMo - 2025 Collection] Flowers from Thoughts
Prelude
Flush wisteria, lavender
ripened upon their vine
Eliot’s hyacinth couple
deep purple, beyond the rain-
pummeled garden gate
A mossy footpath, wet
seeping between toes
of bare feet, droplets plop
extend upward, fall
into Earth's moistened mouth
. . .Other echoes
Inhabit the garden. Shall we follow?
Not to learn but remember
nor think back to before
November circumstance
tilled the soil of withered slumber...
Flush wisteria, lavender
ripened upon their vine
Eliot’s hyacinth couple
deep purple, beyond the rain-
pummeled garden gate
A mossy footpath, wet
seeping between toes
of bare feet, droplets plop
extend upward, fall
into Earth's moistened mouth
. . .Other echoes
Inhabit the garden. Shall we follow?
Not to learn but remember
nor think back to before
November circumstance
tilled the soil of withered slumber...
#humankind
#memories
#nature
111 reads
8 Comments
PoetSpeak
Poem Published
30th Mar 2025 1:35pm
30th Mar 2025 1:35pm
Dark Streets on the Edge or the Industrial Zone
Connecting but not locked in
A loner moves inbetween the lines
It takes courage to live outside the box
Comforted though by bits of human engagement
Dylan said it best
"To live outside the law you must be honest"
Somehow those words ring true for this cowboy
Dark streets on the edge of the industrial zone
A lone light leading to the halal cart
Chicken over rice in a whirlwind of scent
Maybe it's the spices and just enough conversation
Or just maybe, it's something else .....
A loner moves inbetween the lines
It takes courage to live outside the box
Comforted though by bits of human engagement
Dylan said it best
"To live outside the law you must be honest"
Somehow those words ring true for this cowboy
Dark streets on the edge of the industrial zone
A lone light leading to the halal cart
Chicken over rice in a whirlwind of scent
Maybe it's the spices and just enough conversation
Or just maybe, it's something else .....
#dialogue
#food
#humankind
#identity
#lyrics
62 reads
6 Comments
buddhakitty
Poem Published
27th Mar 2025 3:20pm
27th Mar 2025 3:20pm
for the sake of sanity
if it ain't worth
dying for, then
it ain't worth
arguing over
build a bridge
and get over it
buy a Van
move and on
be like the dying
and just let go
dying for, then
it ain't worth
arguing over
build a bridge
and get over it
buy a Van
move and on
be like the dying
and just let go
#humankind
78 reads
6 Comments
crimsin
Unveiling
Unveiling
Poem Published
26th Mar 2025 10:02pm
26th Mar 2025 10:02pm
hiccup
gleaning from fact and fiction
with visions of past events
Sacred art is understanding
wealth of knowledge is what I crave
Putting away earthly things
The dark appears, and I look in
It is all around us
my star records are in the heavens
memories locked in code
lest they be discovered
Mortal touch is disavowed
divinity in the flesh is graced
within the numerals is the key
a bit of math, and the information comes pouring in
past happenings and the future in collision with time
There is no fate...
with visions of past events
Sacred art is understanding
wealth of knowledge is what I crave
Putting away earthly things
The dark appears, and I look in
It is all around us
my star records are in the heavens
memories locked in code
lest they be discovered
Mortal touch is disavowed
divinity in the flesh is graced
within the numerals is the key
a bit of math, and the information comes pouring in
past happenings and the future in collision with time
There is no fate...
#humankind
#spiritual
#stars
66 reads
4 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
22nd Mar 2025 5:46am
22nd Mar 2025 5:46am
Empathy
What the world needs more of lately is empathy
Empathy for those who are struggling or have less
For those that are facing troubles and adversity
For those who have been ostracized and suppressed
Empathy for people with mental health struggles
Ranging from depression, anxiety and PTSD
Empathy for those with neurodivergent challenges
Varying from dyslexia, autism to ADHD
Empathy for those who are displaced and homeless
Understanding mental illness and addiction
Considering the effects of public policy in society
People who are...
Empathy for those who are struggling or have less
For those that are facing troubles and adversity
For those who have been ostracized and suppressed
Empathy for people with mental health struggles
Ranging from depression, anxiety and PTSD
Empathy for those with neurodivergent challenges
Varying from dyslexia, autism to ADHD
Empathy for those who are displaced and homeless
Understanding mental illness and addiction
Considering the effects of public policy in society
People who are...
#humankind
#kindness
#SelfWorth
97 reads
8 Comments
crimsin
Unveiling
Unveiling
Poem Published
10th Mar 2025 7:17am
10th Mar 2025 7:17am
Thora Flowers
unadulterated pain with its butterflywings mutated
they know how to morph but not fly
in sync with smiles that don't form from the soul
plastic, no paper will heal our planet
Who will heal the heart?
we used to know one another without talking
now we're afraid to look in each other's lying eyes
it's okay, smile nod, of course it is
penetrate the lie and sit and fib for a while
I don't know about you, but I'm dying inside
things are changing at light speed
but are they? I had a baby alive at five
Technology gets...
they know how to morph but not fly
in sync with smiles that don't form from the soul
plastic, no paper will heal our planet
Who will heal the heart?
we used to know one another without talking
now we're afraid to look in each other's lying eyes
it's okay, smile nod, of course it is
penetrate the lie and sit and fib for a while
I don't know about you, but I'm dying inside
things are changing at light speed
but are they? I had a baby alive at five
Technology gets...
#humankind
#technology
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Abracadabra
Poem Published
7th Mar 2025 7:38am
7th Mar 2025 7:38am
Earth Crimes
We tore the last tree down
burned butterfly wings
pretended things
would be Ok
We joined the queue
at the church of too late
and waited
to be saved
still counting our dollars
while we looked the other way
burned butterfly wings
pretended things
would be Ok
We joined the queue
at the church of too late
and waited
to be saved
still counting our dollars
while we looked the other way
#environment
#humankind
#nature #unicorns
#nature #unicorns
69 reads
1 Comment
LunaDahlia
Poem Published
6th Mar 2025 6:07pm
6th Mar 2025 6:07pm
Homo Sapiens
A box made of mirrors
An ozone of glass
I am always alone
And it never shall pass
Blinding reflections
And cuts on my wrists
When did these shards
Enmesh with my fists?
I turn my hands over
The tears will not fade
They fall unbidden
My expression is staid
My heart hurts more
If I do not kill
So answer me this:
Should I cut myself still?
Yes, my hideous reflection
You’re more than correct
You are not in the wrong
What more to dissect?
You’ve shielded them,...
An ozone of glass
I am always alone
And it never shall pass
Blinding reflections
And cuts on my wrists
When did these shards
Enmesh with my fists?
I turn my hands over
The tears will not fade
They fall unbidden
My expression is staid
My heart hurts more
If I do not kill
So answer me this:
Should I cut myself still?
Yes, my hideous reflection
You’re more than correct
You are not in the wrong
What more to dissect?
You’ve shielded them,...
#humankind
#revenge
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CasketSharpe
Poem Published
26th Feb 2025 9:03pm
26th Feb 2025 9:03pm
The Wicked Man of Pussy XIII (Cold Sunshine)
#humankind
#women
85 reads
8 Comments
Artavious25
Taypen99
Taypen99
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2025 3:19am
23rd Feb 2025 3:19am
Garden of Eden
Snakes slither on concrete when the grass is cut
They appear in human form with smiling faces
Devious lies laced with deceitful eyes
Sinful minds plot on innocent souls
Presenting them with the forbidden fruit
Money, drugs, sex and fame
All enticing entities that will destroy your self identity
Take a bite of it and realize the sweet sensation isn’t worth the bitter aftertaste.
They appear in human form with smiling faces
Devious lies laced with deceitful eyes
Sinful minds plot on innocent souls
Presenting them with the forbidden fruit
Money, drugs, sex and fame
All enticing entities that will destroy your self identity
Take a bite of it and realize the sweet sensation isn’t worth the bitter aftertaste.
#corruption
#dark
#greed
#humankind
#spiritual
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