Dennis Spilchuk Poet Verse

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Bob Dylan, Woke

Bob Dylan, Woke

I can’t help but digress
When Bob Dylan expressed
(And consider gender sexist),
“How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?”1

They say he was the voice of a generation,
A poet deserving of privilege
And a Nobel Prize in Literature.2
Step back and contemplate his self-portrait,3
The mask of woke; pick, choose, and pass.

And I look at myself and reflect,
That Bob Dylan’s self-portrait
Is just a reflection of myself.
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References:
1 “How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man”, from Bob Dylan’s song “Blowin’ in the Wind”, written by Bob Dylan in 1962 (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia).
2 In 2016, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”, by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden.
3 Columbia Records record album cover, Bob Dylan, “Self Portrait”; released in 1970, Bob Dylan, painter. (photo, MoMA).

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Bill Baker April 12, 2022 at 8:20 AM Insightful, Dennis. I agree with your thoughts on this topic. Bill Dennis Spilchuk April 13, 2022 at 9:32 AM Thank you for your encouraging comment.