If you taunt at oddities, you choose to be a fool,
of so very many, who should sink in pool,
to clean the dirt of mob thought, the grime of easy choice,
then when you resurface, your mind; is gift; rejoice,
though you may be outcast, you are not the pain,
not another fire drop, that makes their acid reign,
you’re a trailblazer, not wanting to befall,
they may have all the numbers, but you; they shall recall!
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- Comment from author about the poem: We are living a life where we, humanity, the so called “custodians of the planet” redesign what is deemed as “normal” and “not normal”. If anything, the way in which such a thing can happen, is a dual process, that today, could be called, “popular opinion” and “cancel culture.” In my opinion, the multitude erroneously clings onto the “norm”, as according to “them”, who have so chosen to live too long in the shadow of “popular opinion”, and therefore make themselves mistaken judges, that sit on the panel of “cancel culture”, whatever’s deemed as “normal” they have also deemed as “correct”, and anything that refutes the “norm”, thus, “not normal” is automatically “wrong.” However, in order for things to be assimilated into our “normal” operation, they have to be repeated to death. This means that such elected “normal” and most importantly, “correct” constants; consist of: wars, the repeated stream of the re-election of morally bankrupt governments that perpetuate class division and dissatisfaction, the ever decreasing quality of mental health, that is provided by humanity’s choice, to prolong such a toxic culture, made by aggressive attainment and unnecessary horrid social scrutiny, the relentless rise of the cost of living, brought about by corporate and commercial greed, and the arduousness of permission and correct channels, which wastes time, thus, most things never ever get done, before it’s too late. I hope that all of us can see, that the core operation that we have chosen to be enforced, has catastrophic traits and flaws. But why is it always the case, we continue to choose to recreate such a sad reality, and do not want to entertain any real change? In believing that this “designed” operation cannot be revised, to say that it is “normal”, and therefore “correct”, and not entertaining the thought, that the things that have been so flippantly labelled as “not normal” could actually be the correction, that could light a better tomorrow, to me, is one of the most, if not, the most heinous crime a person can commit. With that said, I give you this short poem called “Overr1de” where, a now shining “1”, that was so “overridden” by so many, breaks through to hopefully kick start the healing that both our species, and our planet, so drastically needs. I hope that you enjoy and take something from the poem, and as always, please do stay safe everyone.
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A short poem that speaks to reactions to the odd. Well done
Thanks for the read and for your short and sweet comment sorenbarrett, it is very much appreciated, and I hope that all is well.
Great write
Thanks for the read and for the kind words Tony36.
I hope that all is well.
You're welcome. All is going well for me. Hope all is well for you
Good words with so much truth in them Ben.
Andy
Thanks for the read and for your kind words Andy.
I am also glad that you agree with the message raised in the poem.
I hope that all is well.
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