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.
pre-spring
pre-spring
This is a mild forenoon, winter coats
are put aside
Some men wear shorts and show hairy white legs
Elderly ladies are walking their lap-dogs
snappy little beast eyeing every passerby
they won the big dog lottery, guard their prize
a human for life.
A road sweeper with his wheelie bin walks by
the pavements are clean this day, but he crosses
the road among the bushes, an empty packet
of crisp, with his gloved hand ( yes
for heavens
sake,) deposit the empty packed in the bin
He wheels his bin under a...
This is a mild forenoon, winter coats
are put aside
Some men wear shorts and show hairy white legs
Elderly ladies are walking their lap-dogs
snappy little beast eyeing every passerby
they won the big dog lottery, guard their prize
a human for life.
A road sweeper with his wheelie bin walks by
the pavements are clean this day, but he crosses
the road among the bushes, an empty packet
of crisp, with his gloved hand ( yes
for heavens
sake,) deposit the empty packed in the bin
He wheels his bin under a...
#BestFriend
#humankind
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the three C"s
conformity is the
death of the
human spirit
complacency is
the death of
human creativity
cowardness is the
death of the
human species
let's move on
to D
maybe it will
be better
death of the
human spirit
complacency is
the death of
human creativity
cowardness is the
death of the
human species
let's move on
to D
maybe it will
be better
#honesty
#humankind
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the wealthy couple
The wealthy couple
who live on an island in the Far East
but once a year, they visit Europe
every year when I see them, they have changed
Alas, I wish it had been for the better
both are followers of a health regime concocted
by a Guru of the type that prays on the rich
they are now advanced middle-aged (below 61
and in the hope of staving off the time of elderliness
they trim and live on a lettuce a day.
Their effort are valiant but in vain time always win
At a distance and in the afternoon light, they look fine
like...
who live on an island in the Far East
but once a year, they visit Europe
every year when I see them, they have changed
Alas, I wish it had been for the better
both are followers of a health regime concocted
by a Guru of the type that prays on the rich
they are now advanced middle-aged (below 61
and in the hope of staving off the time of elderliness
they trim and live on a lettuce a day.
Their effort are valiant but in vain time always win
At a distance and in the afternoon light, they look fine
like...
#women
#friendship
#humankind
#heroic
#masculinity
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Sub-Strata: Episode One
tell me exactly when it happened
when the lies began to superimpose your reality
how they slithered into your comfort zones
sub-planting weeds into fertile garden
let's speak of Invites
what made you into the socially hardened
person that you are today?
trace your palms...see the fault lines
and ask yourself as you take inventory of the Soul
where did the whispers originate?
never mind the Law of Attraction ...
when the lies began to superimpose your reality
how they slithered into your comfort zones
sub-planting weeds into fertile garden
let's speak of Invites
what made you into the socially hardened
person that you are today?
trace your palms...see the fault lines
and ask yourself as you take inventory of the Soul
where did the whispers originate?
never mind the Law of Attraction ...
#dark
#humankind
#choices
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3 seconds of thought
wisdom?
no i am not she.
that was dumb, why did i do that?
they know i’m stupid now.
that was rude, why did i say that?
that probably hurt their feelings.
i have been so much for so many,
do i have to be wise?
must i be friend?
can i be lover?
will i be successful?
am i perfect?
goodnight.
each wake i savor the seconds of pure me,
when i am nothing and only myself!
then i hear it all.
mouths around me yelling, screaming, crying, laughing.
they are hungry. ravenous. ...
no i am not she.
that was dumb, why did i do that?
they know i’m stupid now.
that was rude, why did i say that?
that probably hurt their feelings.
i have been so much for so many,
do i have to be wise?
must i be friend?
can i be lover?
will i be successful?
am i perfect?
goodnight.
each wake i savor the seconds of pure me,
when i am nothing and only myself!
then i hear it all.
mouths around me yelling, screaming, crying, laughing.
they are hungry. ravenous. ...
#friendship
#humankind
#myself
#escape
#wisdom
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Sovereign Achievement
A problem was deceiving all.
Canonical, materials.
Denominal, criteria.
Impossible, obsequious.
To honor the appearance of.
Inaugural, imperious.
Phenomenal, imperial.
Demonstrable, empirical.
What sovereign achievement brought.
Performable, anterior.
Reformable, ulterior.
Unstoppable, superior.
Distorted once it equals us.
Methodical, exterior.
Inaudible, mysterious.
Unsolvable, interior.
Our common trust repeats as wants.
Remarkable, inebriant.
Rhetorical, inferior. ...
Canonical, materials.
Denominal, criteria.
Impossible, obsequious.
To honor the appearance of.
Inaugural, imperious.
Phenomenal, imperial.
Demonstrable, empirical.
What sovereign achievement brought.
Performable, anterior.
Reformable, ulterior.
Unstoppable, superior.
Distorted once it equals us.
Methodical, exterior.
Inaudible, mysterious.
Unsolvable, interior.
Our common trust repeats as wants.
Remarkable, inebriant.
Rhetorical, inferior. ...
#spiritual
#rhyming
#humankind
#metaphor
#morality
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fire and ghosts
the fire
lit up
ghosts,
they glided
around
the black
sands
of death,
exiled
from home,
dancers
trespass
through
these dreams.
lit up
ghosts,
they glided
around
the black
sands
of death,
exiled
from home,
dancers
trespass
through
these dreams.
#loneliness
#friendship
#humankind
#denial
#emptiness
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The exhaustion of an eye
You were given eyes to see
but they do not penetrate
this is why ignorance,
anger, hatred, violence
and aggression exist
in our lives today
these are conditions
of human suffering
and we are unable
to see these conditions
in ourselves and others,
as you open
your eyes you
will start to see
other souls
suffering all
around you
including
yourself.
but they do not penetrate
this is why ignorance,
anger, hatred, violence
and aggression exist
in our lives today
these are conditions
of human suffering
and we are unable
to see these conditions
in ourselves and others,
as you open
your eyes you
will start to see
other souls
suffering all
around you
including
yourself.
#humankind
#philosophical
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The Celebration Of Femineity
I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.
Harriet Tubman
I am a little late; however, the celebration continues for the creation of us women given unto man as a gift from the Almighty Creator.
In the midst of my femininity, I had my Annual gynecological with fasting lab, I had a dental cleaning, no cavities, my gums are still healthy and not receding.
What is meant when you say Woman’s International Day...
Harriet Tubman
I am a little late; however, the celebration continues for the creation of us women given unto man as a gift from the Almighty Creator.
In the midst of my femininity, I had my Annual gynecological with fasting lab, I had a dental cleaning, no cavities, my gums are still healthy and not receding.
What is meant when you say Woman’s International Day...
#sun
#water
#humankind
#philosophical
#culture
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just more dysfunctional "human" shit
narcissists are created, when the palm of a hand is a plate where many come to eat-and said person loves it a little too much-as well as themselves....due to much worship recieved....bathing in it....
worse case senerio-expectations knows no limit; it's probably your captivating beauty or something monetary you have to offer....
the truth is, this earth is a breeding ground for so many things.... there's no one person you can really blame.... it started somewhere like a flame that eventually spreads into a fire....
...
worse case senerio-expectations knows no limit; it's probably your captivating beauty or something monetary you have to offer....
the truth is, this earth is a breeding ground for so many things.... there's no one person you can really blame.... it started somewhere like a flame that eventually spreads into a fire....
...
#MentalHealth
#humankind
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We Are the Beauty, We Are the Earth
I know women of worth
the name of human they earn
gems conceived in their fertile earth
how for their company souls yearn!
I know women of wisdom
human beings of character and spirit
for each, home is a kingdom
a wealth of beauty to inherit.
I know women of grace
the divine gift not just a feminity
It’s the merit to belong to human race
Love and compassion, their natural affinity.
I know women of endurance
exhaustion and pain ignored
their strength inspiring assurance
ever giving more...
the name of human they earn
gems conceived in their fertile earth
how for their company souls yearn!
I know women of wisdom
human beings of character and spirit
for each, home is a kingdom
a wealth of beauty to inherit.
I know women of grace
the divine gift not just a feminity
It’s the merit to belong to human race
Love and compassion, their natural affinity.
I know women of endurance
exhaustion and pain ignored
their strength inspiring assurance
ever giving more...
#women
#humankind
#WritingPoetry #admiration
#WritingPoetry #admiration
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real life, Black Mirror....(societal scripts)
traveling through echo chambers-across bridges, fields of spring flowers & green grass, pass grave yards, in and out of places, and back "home"
where's the "life" at? the "adventure".... the illusion of location.... the illusion all around.... living in the moment.... what makes those moments worth while-are they worth making lasts....
the illusion all around-the illusion of many paths.... you know that "memory game" where you have to find the cards that match.... life isn't that...
where's the "life" at? the "adventure".... the illusion of location.... the illusion all around.... living in the moment.... what makes those moments worth while-are they worth making lasts....
the illusion all around-the illusion of many paths.... you know that "memory game" where you have to find the cards that match.... life isn't that...
#loneliness
#MentalHealth
#humankind
#LifeCycle
#philosophical
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