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Why I Write Science Fiction
I am an author,
Mostly of non-fiction works,
They are where I live.
I also write poems,
About themes deeply rooted,
In my heart and soul.
Yet of all I write,
I'm arguably most free,
In my SF worlds.
Past, present, future,
Coexist in harmony,
Unchained from what is.
False utopias,
Unmasked as dystopias,
Clung to by blind fools.
Imagination,
Freed from mind-forged manacles,
Can discover truth.
Physics' laws repealed,
Coloring outside the box,
Of what's possible.
Brightest human minds,
Amoebas imposing rules,
From their fetid ponds.
Are humans just germs,
Praying to a god,
On whose skin they live?
Scientists say no,
Science fiction says maybe,
Which bids deeper thought?
Mostly of non-fiction works,
They are where I live.
I also write poems,
About themes deeply rooted,
In my heart and soul.
Yet of all I write,
I'm arguably most free,
In my SF worlds.
Past, present, future,
Coexist in harmony,
Unchained from what is.
False utopias,
Unmasked as dystopias,
Clung to by blind fools.
Imagination,
Freed from mind-forged manacles,
Can discover truth.
Physics' laws repealed,
Coloring outside the box,
Of what's possible.
Brightest human minds,
Amoebas imposing rules,
From their fetid ponds.
Are humans just germs,
Praying to a god,
On whose skin they live?
Scientists say no,
Science fiction says maybe,
Which bids deeper thought?
Published 19th Jun 2024
Author's Note
This is a poem of linked haikus.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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19th Jun 2024 3:45am
Sci-fi certainly has its benefits. I think they knew that way back in the 1930s and 40s. Spaceships and aliens from other planets were all too common on magazine covers. After all, the mind is free to explore and imagine whatever it wants and that's the medium to do it.
20th Jun 2024 3:05pm
