Freedom Of Speech Poem by Dave Alan Walker

Freedom Of Speech

Rating: 5.0


Held back
by the powers that be
it's like a sedation of the mind

We are told where to go
we are told when to go
we are told to stand in line

We walk in coridores
made by government minds
we think we are free
but really we all walk
in single file

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Valerie Dohren 24 February 2013

Very true - this used to be considered a free country, but our freedom is being eroded away bit by bit. Great write Dave.

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Sara Tehrani 24 February 2013

This is a brilliant clear, simple yet powerful poem. I was just thinking about this topic in the past few days of whether we are free or not as we discuss this in our lectures on philosophy of education. Are we not free though if we choose to walk in those corridors though made by the governments? and are we not free if we choose to walk in lines? :)

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John Shea 12 April 2013

because we are theirs we climb the stairs.because your mine I walk the line.

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Karen Sinclair 09 March 2013

Loved this it had me visualising another brick in the wall for slime reason as I read it. Ty karen

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Sally Plumb Plumb 09 March 2013

We are lately restricted from being outspoken I am going to send you an speech from Julia Gillard.Australian prime minister,

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Shahzia Batool 27 February 2013

herein lies the irony in the power of the dictates...your write up bears and carries along with it much consciousness! ! !

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Chandra Thiagarajan 25 February 2013

How the real freedom of speech is elusive is so ironically brought out in this cute poem of yours!

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