Poetry about Power
#power
Poetry about power and control, individuals or groups who can influence events or the behaviour of others. Poems about power, what it means to be powerful, and how it feels to be powerful, or powerless.
Kementic1
Poem Published
Yesterday 5:30pm
Yesterday 5:30pm
Truth Isn't Truth
Truth Isn't Truth
now a Butterfinger is a Baby Ruth
Banana Pudding is now Apple Sauce
Thin Crust pizza is now Hand Tossed
At this point I am mentally lost
in the end what will be the cost
If we can't trust what people say
is our country one step closer to Judgement day
Will it implode like Old Rome into an immoral ball of fire
because all we care about is selfish desire
Or will a funeral pyre
be all that is left of our once great empire
now a Butterfinger is a Baby Ruth
Banana Pudding is now Apple Sauce
Thin Crust pizza is now Hand Tossed
At this point I am mentally lost
in the end what will be the cost
If we can't trust what people say
is our country one step closer to Judgement day
Will it implode like Old Rome into an immoral ball of fire
because all we care about is selfish desire
Or will a funeral pyre
be all that is left of our once great empire
#power
#politics
#LifeStruggles
#freedom
#ignorance
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0 Comments
Sky_dancer
Poem Published
16th Jan 2020 6:38pm
16th Jan 2020 6:38pm
Learn the Rules and Break them All
Your need for rules amuses me
No impositions guide
Control is in the hearts of free
Not in restrictive binds
The law of man, in current times
has lost its moral compass
Like ritual bells with empty chimes
And rulings that now mean less
Is it the chaos that you fear
of riding without reigns
that all who ride can't see nor steer
through grasping, nought remains
Or is it power's sultry spell
you seek to own their will
in anarchy is honesty
But
that ...
No impositions guide
Control is in the hearts of free
Not in restrictive binds
The law of man, in current times
has lost its moral compass
Like ritual bells with empty chimes
And rulings that now mean less
Is it the chaos that you fear
of riding without reigns
that all who ride can't see nor steer
through grasping, nought remains
Or is it power's sultry spell
you seek to own their will
in anarchy is honesty
But
that ...
#lies
#power
#funny
#honesty
#morality
59 reads
17 Comments
Northern1
Poem Published
9th Jan 2020 2:44am
9th Jan 2020 2:44am
Rip The Sky
Rip the sky
Don't ask why
Stick your head through
Just look at you
Paint a cloud
Shake your ass about
Stomp the ground
All around
Praise a Lord
Swing the rusty cord
Chew the fat
Know where you're at
Blaspheme the moon
That mangy coon
Crush the ice
You're feeling nice
Swallow a star
You're going far
Tear a heart out
Let's hear you shout
Rip the sky
Now you know why
You're through you're through
We look at you
Don't ask why
Stick your head through
Just look at you
Paint a cloud
Shake your ass about
Stomp the ground
All around
Praise a Lord
Swing the rusty cord
Chew the fat
Know where you're at
Blaspheme the moon
That mangy coon
Crush the ice
You're feeling nice
Swallow a star
You're going far
Tear a heart out
Let's hear you shout
Rip the sky
Now you know why
You're through you're through
We look at you
#power
#war
#CallToAction
#greed
#masculinity
47 reads
2 Comments
Gahddess_Worship
Poem Published
8th Jan 2020 7:00pm
8th Jan 2020 7:00pm
SENRYU - DRONING ON
Divert crime focus
faux bird on campaign trail slays
blood stained ballot cast
faux bird on campaign trail slays
blood stained ballot cast
#anxiety
#power
#politics #scary
#politics #scary
34 reads
2 Comments
PencilScribbles
Scribbles
Scribbles
Poem Published
4th Jan 2020 5:04pm
4th Jan 2020 5:04pm
A Life's Chosen Sacrifice
Today feels like
1000 bricks
Placed
And
Balanced
neatly on
My shoulders
It is not
Depression
It is
Preparation
For the battle
I have chosen
For a time
Such as this
Lead me
Not into distraction
Guide
My feet
My thoughts
My obsession
To perfection
Dear brain
Dear spirit
Don't fail me now
Teach me
What it means...
1000 bricks
Placed
And
Balanced
neatly on
My shoulders
It is not
Depression
It is
Preparation
For the battle
I have chosen
For a time
Such as this
Lead me
Not into distraction
Guide
My feet
My thoughts
My obsession
To perfection
Dear brain
Dear spirit
Don't fail me now
Teach me
What it means...
#strength
#hope
#courage
#power
#motivational
66 reads
15 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
1st Jan 2020 6:13am
1st Jan 2020 6:13am
2020 Star Power
A trip beyond the stars to elsewhere
No frivolous cares
Everyone is treated fair
Emotions given, emotions received
Hearts do not have to bleed to feel complete of its need
No words, the eyes tell it all
The window to glimpse the soul rather we stand, sit, or fall
An embedded arrow from handsome Cupid’s bow
It’s now up to me to sow the seeds of love and reap the benefits of its growth
Whomever the receiver, hushed ecstasy, rapture, make me a believer
Those piercing arrows makes the heart feels beautifully adorned
Warm, all...
No frivolous cares
Everyone is treated fair
Emotions given, emotions received
Hearts do not have to bleed to feel complete of its need
No words, the eyes tell it all
The window to glimpse the soul rather we stand, sit, or fall
An embedded arrow from handsome Cupid’s bow
It’s now up to me to sow the seeds of love and reap the benefits of its growth
Whomever the receiver, hushed ecstasy, rapture, make me a believer
Those piercing arrows makes the heart feels beautifully adorned
Warm, all...
#love
#power
#philosophical
#passion
#SelfWorth
72 reads
5 Comments
da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Poem Published
31st Dec 2019 1:15am
31st Dec 2019 1:15am
Kuumba (Creativity)
Throughout history our creativity has been a precious commodity
Incessantly seen on the big screen & on the T.V. shows of B.E.T.
We are capable of more than just being entertainment for others
We come from bloodlines of Kemetic scientists & herbal doctors
They've been cock blocking us from erecting grandeur aspirations
In clever attempts to circumvent the invent of royal Nubian nations
Many creations have been falsely attributed to our former colonizers
The powers that be control what we see & try to decline our inspirers
...
Incessantly seen on the big screen & on the T.V. shows of B.E.T.
We are capable of more than just being entertainment for others
We come from bloodlines of Kemetic scientists & herbal doctors
They've been cock blocking us from erecting grandeur aspirations
In clever attempts to circumvent the invent of royal Nubian nations
Many creations have been falsely attributed to our former colonizers
The powers that be control what we see & try to decline our inspirers
...
#anger
#power
#death
#LifeAsAWriter
#PowerOfWords
40 reads
1 Comment
Taurek
Poem Published
26th Dec 2019 6:33am
26th Dec 2019 6:33am
Christmas Essentials 27
Power outage tonight
In my sleepy
Beachside
Community
Drinking by
Candlelight,
Hoping I don’t
Burn the place
Down
No internet
Connection so
I can’t watch
My movies
Instead, I read
A Stephen King
Novel on my
iPhone
and think about
how I haven’t
bought my mom
a Christmas
gift
yet
the power comes
back on three
hours later and
I resume my
Normally
scheduled
Program
And tomorrow my
Backup will call ...
In my sleepy
Beachside
Community
Drinking by
Candlelight,
Hoping I don’t
Burn the place
Down
No internet
Connection so
I can’t watch
My movies
Instead, I read
A Stephen King
Novel on my
iPhone
and think about
how I haven’t
bought my mom
a Christmas
gift
yet
the power comes
back on three
hours later and
I resume my
Normally
scheduled
Program
And tomorrow my
Backup will call ...
#power
#technology
#Christmas
#books
#PopCulture
49 reads
2 Comments
Northern1
Poem Published
25th Dec 2019 3:18am
25th Dec 2019 3:18am
What
What would you say
if I said
What is to be said?
What would you think
If I thought
What is to be thought?
What would you hope
If I hoped
What is to be hoped?
What would you dream
If I dreamed
What is to be dreamed?
What would you imagine
If I imagined
What is to be imagined?
What would you decide
If I decided
What is to be decided?
What would you do
If I did
What is to be done?
if I said
What is to be said?
What would you think
If I thought
What is to be thought?
What would you hope
If I hoped
What is to be hoped?
What would you dream
If I dreamed
What is to be dreamed?
What would you imagine
If I imagined
What is to be imagined?
What would you decide
If I decided
What is to be decided?
What would you do
If I did
What is to be done?
#secrets
#dreams
#power
#PowerOfWords
#philosophical
40 reads
10 Comments
Rachel_Lauren
Poem Published
1st Dec 2019 5:37am
1st Dec 2019 5:37am
Fall in Love with a Poet
for he will pick the
flower in bloom,
and before muttering
any futile chant;
“she loves me...
she loves me not...”
he recounts every silk petal
as it pertains to each of your
newly polished components
one
by
one
by
one
Fall in love with a poet:
before
he mentions
the allure of our
shimmering sky;
he will pull down a star
to show you its dull glow,
perhaps in need of...
flower in bloom,
and before muttering
any futile chant;
“she loves me...
she loves me not...”
he recounts every silk petal
as it pertains to each of your
newly polished components
one
by
one
by
one
Fall in love with a poet:
before
he mentions
the allure of our
shimmering sky;
he will pull down a star
to show you its dull glow,
perhaps in need of...
#love
#power
#confessional
#art
#passion
250 reads
37 Comments
da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Poem Published
25th Nov 2019 7:42pm
25th Nov 2019 7:42pm
Prophesy of A King
Been blinded, silenced & forcibly made deaf
Trying to keep hidden his knowledge of self
Truth's been hidden in stealth his entire life
The awakening of it is causing internal strife
With a knife, he slices through layers of deceit
Establishing a foundation underneath his feet
Instead of conceding defeat he's building arsenals
Jumping off the rides of lies in this life's carnivals
Enlightened 'bout the animals & cannibals in power
Feeding off of the ignorance; getting rich by devour
Seeing how they all get sour...
Trying to keep hidden his knowledge of self
Truth's been hidden in stealth his entire life
The awakening of it is causing internal strife
With a knife, he slices through layers of deceit
Establishing a foundation underneath his feet
Instead of conceding defeat he's building arsenals
Jumping off the rides of lies in this life's carnivals
Enlightened 'bout the animals & cannibals in power
Feeding off of the ignorance; getting rich by devour
Seeing how they all get sour...
#power
#SelfDiscovery
#wisdom #StreamOfConsciousness
#wisdom #StreamOfConsciousness
66 reads
0 Comments
cloudink
Poem Published
18th Nov 2019 11:49pm
18th Nov 2019 11:49pm
Just a Girl
She’s seen for what she wears
for what's beneath the fabric,
Nothing more, nothing less.
She can’t stop what's going to happen next,
But that's her fault.
It’s just a regular day for you and everyone else like you.
Just something to do and forget about later.
You can act impulsively,
But it's her and everyone else like her who has to live in fear about that.
Not you,
Nor the ones who make the rules.
The ones without a care in their minds about this are the ones who are in control of her decisions.
The ones who don’t need to...
for what's beneath the fabric,
Nothing more, nothing less.
She can’t stop what's going to happen next,
But that's her fault.
It’s just a regular day for you and everyone else like you.
Just something to do and forget about later.
You can act impulsively,
But it's her and everyone else like her who has to live in fear about that.
Not you,
Nor the ones who make the rules.
The ones without a care in their minds about this are the ones who are in control of her decisions.
The ones who don’t need to...
#women
#power
#HumanRights
#feminism
#inequality
66 reads
5 Comments
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