is not golden;
it is owed.
So say those
who believe in
keeping the peace,
shouting down
voices that won’t
abide and stating
over and over again
what they believe
is true. But the
defiant ones that see
through the bullshit
keep finding ways to
make noise, keep
delivering their own
manifestos for they
know that sleepy heads
are arousing, rising from
conformist slumber, ready
to join ranks. Soon the
waves will come crashing,
drowning out the
status quo. Then they
will have to make payment
on their owed silence.
6 comments:
Hi Vernon! Enjoyed your poem. Owed. Manifestos. Conformist slumber. Make payment on their owed silence. Nice.
i should hope that the slumbering ones are waking...even if i need to shout a little louder....smiles...silence is def not golden...
You don't take first prize for keeping your mouth shut...
I like the making of noises, the sleepy heads arousing from conformist slumber ~ I have seen this happen before, but it takes guts and courage to follow through ~
I fight against that silence. It seems so many would prefer I keep the peace, but you're right. It's time for sleepy eyes to wake. And silence isn't worth the price you pay for illusions of that peace.
hope our communities do awake and require change
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