Leo Larry Amadore Poet Free verse

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Our Preposterous Fictions

The preposterous fictions many
           profess to be unvarnished truth
     warp the very fabric of our universe --
cause those long dead to walk among us
  through the spectral midnights in our minds.
The bone dust of those past millennia
      films our eyes, coats our shelves
of sacred primers, those missals
         unquestionable in their catechistic
authority -- so we become
 the acolytes of those controllers
      who have themselves always been
instructed, conditioned, and suppressed
            by generations of such teachers --
through example, reward, or punishment.
Think!  Open up your mind!
    The truly free do not fear to question
        and to decide the truth or falsity
of any proposition, any statement
     or assertion and to declare
what they have concluded to be true.
Or false.

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Weston Gregory June 20, 2016 at 9:49 PM Inundated by some schism well worth that title

Connie Marcum Wong June 18, 2016 at 4:04 AM Leo, we must think for ouselves, question and do our own research, for in that light we may make our own incredible discoveries. This is a great poem my friend! 7 ; )

Eileen Manassian June 11, 2016 at 6:29 AM Very thought provoking. Are there any absolutes? I love learning....inquiry learning will always bring a reward...the acquisition of knowledge.....the understanding of self. Thank you for your visit to my work...