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"You see this smile Betty? It's not really a smile.. it's the lid on a scream." - Bet Lynch, Coronation Street

"And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made." - Simon & Garfunkel (The Sound of Silence)

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A Sam Scott poem:
16th March 2025
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I do not want a neon God Orange bright Flourescent pink, glowing light For all to see In darkest night I'd rather have The subtle charm With strength to hold in every arm Or patient hope And solid calm I do not need The flashy stuff on garish stage With visuals on every page As life rotates Through human age The wisdom now To soulful dreams Is silence it seems That reveals God's delicate schemes The inner room The heart space, clear Where gratitude for every tear Is soaked by love Replacing fear The worldly clamour For my mind The buzzing lights so unrefined Revealed deception Cruel, unkind I neutralise With heavenly truth A mystery disguised to youth Of settled soul. Of peaceful rhythm Released control A rhyme untainted The ancient rule Of beauty unpainted so old it's cool The teacher's in... Not classroom school That neon fad That tragic shouting From soapbox square, no crumbs for birds Meaningless pouting Just empty words So I resolve to dim the bright Pull down the shade So that there might Be revelation by Internal light

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