Cost of Riotousness

Worn slowly become these token walls,
From calls which have torn from unspoken words,
Soon broken and falls with the sounds of the final horn,
Powering a scorn from years of past,
Repressing old fears, a voice is cast,
Supressing vast tears, choice expressed at last,
No longer quiet among the masses,
I will not be silenced until the anger passes,
My voice will be raised with wings and fly,
As the crowds gaze into the passion of my eyes,
And realize what I speak is not lies,
But as my words peak I am shot from the skies,
Like all those before whose message was seeked,
As I woke from the dream, the words were lost,
And I pondered the cost of riotousness,
If in the end, our message is lost within the mist...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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October 18, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Ian - Congratulations on your win in Crystal's contest! Peace always, John
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October 15, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Congratulations Ian on your win in Crystal's contest! Well done! Love, Shar
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