The pretensions of a poet misunderstood

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  dusk arising September 2nd, 2019 05:28

  I feel there is someone being undervalued and ignored crying out from your writing.
  Free free free? Are you now free? For freedom from such mistreatment surely is the life tonic one needs.
  Just imagine, losing that sad black hollow hurtful burdern and actually being free to be you. To be heard and enjoyed..... to live!
  
  Be free, i hope you are.

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    sylviasearcherSeptember 2nd, 2019 05:35

    It’s a funny concept freedom. To be liberated.
    
    It is true that I often write of feeling trapped, I guess this one was as much about the look on people’s faces when I say I write poetry as it is about how the only free part of me are the words I write in secret.
    
    Liberation at what cost though?

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    dusk arisingSeptember 2nd, 2019 05:51

    Oh come on that's such an easy question. The cost is losing any encumberance to being yourself.
    
    When i mention i am a poet, i feel as if i am being viewed as effeminate, not the big macho man i appear to be. Most people are not familiar with poetry after all. But i do realise that in stating this, it's just one of my hang ups.

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    sylviasearcherSeptember 2nd, 2019 06:05

    People either raise their eyes, kind of smirk or look away when I tell them. Except my quirky hebden bridge friends of course.
    
    When you have children the costs of Liberty change.

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  Fay Slimm. September 2nd, 2019 05:37

  Freedom to be just who we are is priceless and you write its absence most movingly Sylvia.

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    sylviasearcherSeptember 2nd, 2019 05:46

    Thank you Faye
    
    And in movement, maybe I am free?

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  ANGELA & BRIAN September 2nd, 2019 18:18

  HI Four balanced ~ Thnaks for sharing you ODE on *Misunderstood Poets* and the freedom of verbalisation ! I love all the Rhyme & Rhythm in YOUR elegant ODE ! Four balances SEPTETS nice to read and awesome to RECITE ! I (BRIAN) was fortunate to be born in Liverpool (UK) were everyone is a Poet ( Roger McGouch ~ Adrian Henri ~ John Lennon etc etc. We were all expected to be innate Poets and all Poets were respected and we did underatand POETRY ! Plase check our SITE !
  
  Blessings & Peace & Joy
  Yours BRIAN & ANGELA 💙🧡💙
  
  

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    sylviasearcherSeptember 5th, 2019 10:51

    Thanks, it’s funny that I have a friend who moved to Liverpool and he used what he told me was Liverpudlian slang to describe my poem. It was ‘heavy lettuce’ hmmm . After he explained it I wasn’t sure it was a compliment .
    
    I’m glad that some people feel encouragement to write. I never really did ...

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  Neville September 3rd, 2019 02:58

  a great title and what followed on through and behind it was pretty darned cool too..... just my opinion but am sticking with it..... N

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    sylviasearcherSeptember 5th, 2019 10:52

    Well today I like your opinion. Thanks

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    NevilleSeptember 5th, 2019 13:03

    you are more than welcome..

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  Poetic Dan September 4th, 2019 08:56

  Absolutely brilliant and that last part was perfect. I never know if I'm free but when I write I feel it becomes me!
  
  Always appreciated!

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    sylviasearcherSeptember 5th, 2019 10:52

    I’m glad you felt the message there 💜