Speak Only Through a Flower

Speak only through a flower, Let not the petals of verse blow into their gardens, Let our defiance show their fear and hatred what it truly means to cower, The magic of hidden text created brings hope to those who prey for pardons, But in public we must only write what we have been told, New creations born of dream must remain locked within ones mind, Unspoken and hidden beneath the floorboards this is where humanity runs cold, Forever left unseen until these soldiers goose-step away and leave us behind, For the poets patience is on our side, For those who create and build know what it is to wait, The guardians of the empire know nothing of this, For it is always quicker to destroy than it is to create, And so we wait with seed in hand, For the day will come when the petals of verses blow freely once more across this land. 19/04/17