Be careful, be cautious
on what you dare speak
so offended are those now
who would censor speech
Safe spaces created
propaganda then fed
what's spoken is PC
all else is not said
Do not be outspoken
let not truth be spoke
conformity is demanded
by those who are Woke
Democracy fails then
when only one side can speak
and tyranny prevails when
there's no freedom of speech.
If only everyone could agree and/or understand. I fight every day for my basic civil liberties. As a writer....freedom of speech goes without saying..NO pun intended
d.k
One of your best poems to date both in content and construction. The subject you address is crucial as the consequences of having no real free speech herald the downfall of a liberal democratic society. Few realise this. In the UK laws have been enacted to ensure prosecution for anyone who says something detrimental about anothers religion or race. Such behaviour should be discouraged as a matter of course as it is repugnant by nature but to interfere with the right to speak freely and openly is to court an even greater misfortune.
A good poem and well thought through
Thanks
Keith
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<Deleted User> (21818)
Tue 16th Apr 2019 03:02
Extraordinary poem! "freedom of speech"...we like to think we have it but sadly we don't.