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The earliest signs of lower case letters go back to 79 AD. Everything before then was written in uppercase. Can we all agree writing in all caps is an ancient style of writing? Ancient Chineese caracters come to mind.
I WAS TOLD I COULDN'T,
AND SO I DID.
DEFYING AUTHORITIES,
SINCE I WAS A KID.
I DELIBERATELY WROTE THIS,
USING ALL CAPS.
IT WAS THE NORM,
BEFORE THE CREATION OF MAPS.
THE CAVE MAN LEFT,
BEHIND A TRAIL.
WITH SIMPLE DRAWINGS,
HE TOLD US A TALE.
NO ONE SAID,
IT WAS RIGHT OR WRONG.
THE STORIES WERE LOST
AND MEMORIES GONE.
THINKERS WERE BORN
AND WERE MISUNDERSTOOD.
PUT TO DEATH,
BECAUSE AUTHORITIES COULD.
THOUGHTS WERE WRITTEN
AND THEN DESTROYED.
LEAVING BEHIND,
AN EMPTY VOID.
WHEN PUNCTUATION,
CAME AROUND.
WHAT WAS BEFORE,
WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND.
I PAINTED THIS PICTURE,
USING ALL CAPS.
DON'T DESTROY IT,
AND TARNISH MY PAST.
I HAVE THE AUTHORITY,
AS A HUMAN BEING.
TO CREATE IN MY MIND,
JUST WHAT YOU ARE SEEING.
Copyright © Michael E. Harris | Year Posted 2019
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