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The Poets

You can tax a mechanic On the business he's got Till he can't buy his tools And he closes his shop You can hold-up a ship-write And be a sailor at sea But you can't stop a poet The poets are free If you fine politicians Watch the diplomat run He would start a petition With the flick of his tongue You can't stop an expression If it's not for the fee The poets are strong Because the poets are free

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Jslambert Mister Roboto

Date: 11/9/2011 4:56:00 AM

WE CAN stop everyone. WE outnumber them. Now poets, we are nobodies to the masses. But they need to read up, or get beat up or peed on, with our feet on their beat skeet teat. Ok...I will stop with the Marshall Mather's Maddness! Your 2nd to last line reads "But you C A N stop a poet"---did you mean "can't"? It doesn't matter. Dope poem!

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 10/1/2011 8:45:00 AM

Kyle, nicely done, I like the free thought here... i wish there was other things we could stop,,, thank you for the read,,, take care,..p.d.

Judy Ball

Date: 9/27/2011 4:19:00 PM

Yes indeed my friend. The pen is mightier than the sword. It's the same in everything. You might be able to byully someone into fearing you but you can't control what he thinks of you. Your thoughts are always your own. great job here. God Bless, JB

Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 9/26/2011 10:26:00 AM

Love this Kyle, one for my favs - poets indeed are maybe the salt of the earth for we express so much in our own unique way. Take care dear friend. :)

Michelle Campbell

Date: 9/25/2011 5:59:00 PM

Thank you for the comment on my poem. I really enjoy reading yours.