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Poets You Set Life Free

Let’s take a ride, how about traveling, to outer space, Just accept anything’s possible, it’s our cosmic chase, Moving faster than light speed, in the blink of an eye, Unleash your imagination, laws of physics, don’t apply, Maybe stay closer to home, getting carried away, Not that it’s impossible, Probably better this way, I bid to free your mind, open up Pandora’s box, Some controlling egotist, may be keeping locked. Might think this is fantasy, I promise you not, Keeps us unrestrained, from an imperious lot, Rather we’d stay stupid, believe everything’s fine, Brainwashed all our lives, left to tow the line. Too many gaslighters, out for personal gain, Call us troublemakers, having gall, to complain, I am not preaching, just offering sound advice, Keep your independence, for life’s full of choice. Well thank God for google, if needing a little help, Press a few touchscreens, a tonic within itself. Always some caveats, beware of computer trolls, Half decent firewall, should suffice on the whole. Is too much knowledge, really a dangerous thing, Worse than owning shotguns, barely aged sixteen, I agree in some cases, ignorance truly is bliss, Only if comforting, from the inevitable abyss. Many poets shone light, on history’s darkest times, Obscure aficionados, emancipating reality with rhyme, Fighting nightmarish wars, writing obituaries home, Bleeding ink upon paper, never flinching in their tone. Others encapsulate landscape, frozen in winter snow, How they portray nature, this rhymster will never know, Beautiful form of art, smashing out from all restraints, Poets you set me free, lest my tribute is mundane. By David Kavanagh

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Date: 10/11/2023 6:34:00 PM
It certainly is Nasa's flight, even that has come to a halt. I can see the difference between fantasy and cosmic ...if you want to change the world, make changes within yourself... Proviso you are instilling in us, way ahead of everyone else, David. Why is Emancipating in caps? for enunciation? Wide spectrum covered. Passionate
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David Kavanagh
Date: 10/12/2023 8:26:00 PM
Of course not, lurk away!
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I Am Anaya
Date: 10/12/2023 7:55:00 PM
I was lurking around for some good sci-fi stuff, hope you don't mind. :)
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David Kavanagh
Date: 10/12/2023 11:53:00 AM
Thanks for resurrecting this one from my back catalogue Anaya, indeed changes have got to start within ourselves, I think this one was merely a tribute to the poets who have opened human eyes to the harsh realities, and endless possibilities of life, (Emancipating in caps), well spotted! just a typo, I shall correct it now, how on earth did you find this one? Cheers David
Date: 12/18/2021 9:23:00 AM
To me this is truly great poetry. That I was drawn to the title and then quite wondrously set into rapt attention reading the verses is due to the smooth flow, rhyming and creativity displayed. A fav- a gem.. God bless.
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David Kavanagh
Date: 12/18/2021 9:37:00 AM
Thank you Robert, don’t know how you stumbled across this early one, but I’m delighted you did, and appreciate the message I was attempting to impart, hope you are keeping well, cheers David

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