About Censorship
About Censorship
By Elton Camp
When others their moral standards try to impose,
Much about themselves such bigotry does disclose
The Taliban found Buddha statues in poor taste
And used explosives to lay works of art to waste
If in your own discretion you feel you can decide
A person’s words, expressions or ideas to chide
On creativity it’s certain to have a chilling effect
Such censorship much excellent work has wrecked
Arrogance even wants Mark Twain’s books to edit
They were offended at his words when they read it
Things like this are the proverbial “slippery slope”
To such foolishness all writers should say, “Nope.”
Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2011
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