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Speaking Up (Confidence)
Speak up now, speak up. I hear you cried
why oh why , don't you say what's on your mind
conforming like a lamb to slaughter
not firm or rigid like bricks and of mortar
I know it's wrong to stay in silence
but fear alone tips the balance
to my conformity and uncertainty
The little voice cries again
speak up now, m speak up
Don’t be a victim let words be weapons
Like arrows or ...
Wednesday 2nd March 2022 1:58 pm
Your Way Will Find You
I will defend your right
to say things that I don’t like
and though I may disagree
it doesn’t mean that I detest you
I’ll try my best to understand
how you reached that point of view
However uneasy listening
don’t bite your tongue
Let us see and hear you
come and speak freely
You may offend me
but then I’ll know we’re not in tune
Perhaps we’ll both learn something
if but how to be...
Wednesday 30th September 2020 10:38 am
Opinions are not Fact
We debate over opinions
As if they are a fact
We argue like it means something
Its really quite an act
If you were to read, not Google
You'd look a lot less daft
But here we are, debating
Over opinions, as if they are a fact
Wednesday 1st August 2018 12:58 am
Merseyside poets
Liverpool Salon will be organising a debate on poetry in the New Year. If there are any poets with a publication that they would like me to include in an article I will be writing for the site then please contact me through Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/denis.joe.7
Tuesday 30th December 2014 5:41 pm
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