Category: Poems About Society
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ADHD Poem About the Modern World Being Too Busy and Loud
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How do you find room for silence in a noisy world? A raw poem that captures how people that are neurodivergent or have ADHD struggle to find silence in our busy, modern world.
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A Reflection and Tanka Haiku Poem About Adult ADHD and Distraction
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A tanka haiku 5 7 5 7 7 poem about adult ADHD and distractions as well as strategies to maintain focus and a personal reflection on the difficulties of living with ADHD.
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Poem About the Problems with Social Media and Technology
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A poem that contrasts the negative impacts of social media and technology with the peace of nature.
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Poem About Evil and Destruction in the World
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When tragedy and evil strike that have been caused by humans, we realize we’re still capable of some really bad stuff. And we’re not nearly as good as we think we are; the evil is just hidden under superficial goodness.Winding DownThere is no sense in denyingthat the path of humanitydoesn’t rise in glory,climbing up into…
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Seaing A Poem
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See the sky like a searolling with crescent wavescrash into the dawn of day.Aurora’s tide making the darkness flee.See the puffy islands of whitefloat like buoys ina no-wake zone emerge behind the curtains of night.See the winged fish swimmingthrough waters with easechasing one another in schools,excitement for life brimming.See the metal monsters – winged, roaring…
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Pocket Pleasure Poem
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Pocket Pleasure Poem About Being Addicted to Your Phone and Technology Every time I turn you on and wake you from your technological slumber, I feel your curses swimming through my mind – electrical impulses gripping me without consent. And then I hate my neediness. Hate my discontent, unable to sit alone in the silence…
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Beauty’s Elegy Poem About the Fake Life of the Digital World
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Beauty’s Elegy Beauty is dead. She’s decaying in her casket by common consent. She withered and shriveled into a ghost because our eyes no longer saw her, glued to our synthetic screens, while she sensually danced begging for attention but found no audience among this generation. Beauty cried out but her shouts went unnoticed among…
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Sweet Utopia – Poem About Social Media and Technology Addiction
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Sweet Utopia The sounds of motorcars are noxious to the ears. Fingers convulsing on the steering wheel precede the piercing screams of honks – an abundance of impatience. Where are you going in such a hurry? Is it worth sacrificing peace of mind for seconds of time? Oh, yes I forgot… You’ve got poisonous news…
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Orion, the Hunter – A Poem
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ORION, THE HUNTER Orion, hunter of the skies, I’m jealous of you. Every time I look up I find you with your bow drawn and an arrow nocked, ready to be shot out into the universe. That must be one happy hunting ground you roam. While I sit at home, trying to find a way…
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Holy Justice – Poem About the Death Penalty and Prison
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Holy Justice I heard his sobs as they walked him down the row, heard the shackles jingle, the whispers of people waiting for the show. I watched in horror as they strapped him to the chair… the pleading and screaming still repeats in my head like a nightmare. I retched at the smell of burning…
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Poem About Modern Society Issues and the Negative Effects of Technology
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A post and poem commenting on modern society issues and the negative effects of technology that compares modern life to an old, simple, and little village. The post centers around living a simple life.
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Poem About Modern Society Issues Today and the Wisdom of an Old Woman Dying
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Even as a 30 year old man, I am already seeing the changes of modern society. While some of the changes in society are advances, many leave me questioning whether they are positive and reminiscing for “the way things used to be”. Friendships are based online and often more face time is in front of…
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A Post-Modern Portrait – A Poem
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“But I like the inconveniences.” “We don’t,” said the Controller. “We prefer to do things comfortably.” “But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.” “In fact,” said Mustapha Mond, “you’re claiming the right to be unhappy.” “All right then,”…
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Life’s Amphitheater – A Poem About Helping the Less Fortunate
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As I was driving down the road the other day and came to a stoplight, my eyes fell upon a young woman begging on the side of the road. I must admit that often times I am quick to judge out of pride or wonder why they are too lazy to pick themselves up and…
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Second Star To The Right – A Poem About Losing Childhood Innocence
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Second Star To The Right – A Poem About Losing Childhood Innocence My sanctuary of sanity Dresses in new robes everyday. Joyfully furnishing new rooms of solitude Only to find the door locked the very next day. The storm clouds gather, grow like weeds – Stubborn and unable to be wrought out. Their rains fueling,…
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Scarlet Streets – A Poem For Memorial Day and Veterans
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Scarlet Streets – A Poem For Memorial Day and Veterans As we stroll down the streets of our lives Pursuing the dreams of our hearts, Growing old with loved ones, And sleeping in for a snooze Amid cozy beds on weekend mornings Safe within suburban sanctuaries, It is easy to forget that these paths of…
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Coming of Age – A Poem About Growing Up
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Coming of Age – A Poem About Growing Up I walk alone down the streets of time,Constantly searching, yearning for a home I can call mine.But the migrant bustle, hustle through the downtown streetsMakes it nearly impossible, a distant and unattainable feat.Who are these faces that stare back at me?Why do they appear so alive,…
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…And Then the Rains Came – A Poem
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“…And Then the Rains Came” …And then the rains came, Marching and tearing up the dirt paved streets Like a herd of elephants trampling everything in its path. Brighter lightning had never flashed, Nor had louder thunder ever crashed. The storm’s wake devoured and digested the sun, Swallowing and submerging it under its pitch black…
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