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Blue Lotus
Hide away, my psyche
Don’t risk getting feisty
The World won’t understand
Your voice, most likely banned
Wrap it in some verse
Ambiguous or terse
Authority won’t notice
Not unlike Blue Lotus
If you dare to strike a nerve
The nation-state will self-preserve
Except for those who they dismiss
Already on the crazy list
Poetry, Deep Underground
Is, in a word: Profound
The powers who rule over us
Already think that we are nuts!
Don’t risk getting feisty
The World won’t understand
Your voice, most likely banned
Wrap it in some verse
Ambiguous or terse
Authority won’t notice
Not unlike Blue Lotus
If you dare to strike a nerve
The nation-state will self-preserve
Except for those who they dismiss
Already on the crazy list
Poetry, Deep Underground
Is, in a word: Profound
The powers who rule over us
Already think that we are nuts!
Published 12th Sep 2018
| Edited 27th Jul 2019
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12th Sep 2018 3:17am
I don't know the blue lotus but I like your little poem. You are right, poetry and art in general gives a certain freedom to express thoughts that would otherwise be easily scrutinized.
After all it's art and the interpretation is in the eye of the beholder.
After all it's art and the interpretation is in the eye of the beholder.
12th Sep 2018 9:14pm
The evil governmental sluts can take a hike. I always get a kick out of your writes, Reggie. They have wit and verve.
27th Jul 2019 5:53pm
I changed the line
"The evil governmental sluts"
to
"The powers who rule over us"
improving the flow somewhat before submitting to the "DUP 10 Year Anniversary Celebration!" competition.
"The evil governmental sluts"
to
"The powers who rule over us"
improving the flow somewhat before submitting to the "DUP 10 Year Anniversary Celebration!" competition.
12th Sep 2018 11:44pm
24th Mar 2020 3:00pm
