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Stifled

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Do 
not
allow 
another
to restrain your pen,
stifling your creativity.
I will never allow another to mute my voice
or gag my creative expression, writing to impress others and neither should you.

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Joann Grisetti Date: 3/21/2012 1:45:00 PM Well done. i want to try one of these, but am intimidated by the longer lines.
Raj Dey Ranjan Date: 3/20/2012 10:49:00 PM This is absolutely truth and perfect. Awesome writing piece.
Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/20/2012 6:43:00 PM wonderfully stated this important theme!
Judy Ball Date: 3/20/2012 5:47:00 PM Super great advice rhonda. I've had so many people try to tell me to change a poem because I didn't use proper English or because it "might sound better this way". But then it wouldn't be "ME" or sound the way I wanted it to. I tell new poets not to ever let anyone talk them into changing something they knew was already good the way it was. I accept and invite helpful critique but I gotta be me. Great write my friend. God Bless, JB ;)