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No Surrender

We learned more from a 3-minute record, baby, Than we ever learned in school. Bruce Springsteen

 

No surrender to the glib complacent,
The shielders, and the worried-well,
Those for whom life is 'simply hell.'
Those who measure out their life
In coffee spoons, when everything
Is too late or too soon. Let's call out
Those who conduct their life on zoom,
Who assume a mask will protect them
From the stoic or the zen. 
Those who rely on their own four walls 
Ejits who condemn the multi-coloured young.
Those risk-averse, the  small 'c' conservative.
Those moved too easily to stay the same
Those who abide by the 'rules of the game'.
Those who thrill to see the adventurous fail
Those who would never sail the seven seas
Those who we really really should not heed. 

 

 

◄ Breathless

Elegy ►

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John Marks

Sun 2nd Aug 2020 15:43

Sincere thanks are due to Shifa and Amatul and Po and Brian. Thank you.

"People with opinions just go around bothering each other." Siddhārtha

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Shifa Maqba

Sat 1st Aug 2020 06:06

Powerful stuff, John! Your poem is just as impactful, real and honest as the lyric you quoted. A quality read!

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