Sunday, February 12, 2006
P-P-Poetry
Ok, so I've been writing a little poetry. I've been meaning to get some down for a while, as I reckon I'd have quite a knack for it.
I've written and posted one below inspired by my recent experiences on international forums. It's a bit obvious because I'm still at beginner level at the moment, but I think it has some merit as a piece of work.
The only problem is I find reading other people's poetry quite boring, although I like seeing people read it out live. So I don't expect everyone to sit through mine, but let me know what you think, if reading poetry is your thing.
Burn My Flag
Burn My Flag! - I couldn't care
Flags don't mean that much to me
My concept of shame does not lie there
My shame was hanging from a tree
The day free speech became a right
Excercised by those with nothing to say
They stole my dignity while I slept at night
Because I believed in a different way
I'd say what I want with no consequences
But that would just build bigger fences
It brings me to tears to see the world
In screaming fits with flags unfurled
And so the circle is complete
A circle of death that is spinning faster
Grudges are held through generations
And that's not a circle worth chasing after
Its not the news I can't believe
Its other things that make me grieve
Its not the people I don't understand
Its people being underhand
Its not belief per se, my friend
Its people saying "Us and them." !
Copyright 2006 Michael L Radcliffe
