A Poet's Journey

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A Poet's Journey
A Poet's Journey
Compelled to Speak, Condemned to Silence

Compelled to Speak, Condemned to Silence

Break the silence with your sword.

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Bob Metivier
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Photo by Alin Andersen on Unsplash — Salzburg Cathedral


No science nor religion
Do not speak of politics
You are causing more division
Do not tell them what you think
Just wait until we reach 
The brink of our destruction
With nowhere else to turn
No more time left to learn 
Quiet, watch the pages burn.

They will hate you if you speak
Call you fearful or insane
No …

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