Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

If People Would Only Read

If people would only read some
    Dickens, they'd know that 'bedlam'
      begs confinement, not release 

  If people would only read some
    Bradbury, they'd shriek at the horror
      of multiple personalities unleashed

  If people would only read the summaries by
    Freud, of his five in-depth psychoanalytic studies -
      madmen and madwomen - they'd put a halt to

  what the friends of today's 'victims of systemic racism'
    have perpetrated on a naive, unsuspecting West

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Panagiota Romios June 27, 2023 at 7:38 PM Well, from Granny Pangie, you know what I read, I am far from a follower.. Some people cannot read, for many reasons. They think the Bible is CNN. Librivox is great for those with visual problems. Pangiw

David Fisher June 26, 2023 at 5:54 PM Well said, Gershon! People who read like to lead(at least in thoughtful conversation). Those who are led, never read.

Michael Tor June 26, 2023 at 12:41 PM If they could read and open their minds to know more and to have reason for. Took up a course in college about Freud. Interesting theories and behavior reasoning he shared. Difficult course not because of content but because the Professor loved to play tricks in his questioning... Thanks for sharing Gershon...

John Lawless June 26, 2023 at 9:50 AM They are working n an "emoji" version of all the greatest literary works...hehehee