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Dave Alan Walker
Poems by Dave Alan Walker : 102 / 287
Freedom Of Speech
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
Dave Alan Walker
Submitted: Sunday, February 24, 2013
Poems by Dave Alan Walker : 102 / 287
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because we are theirs we climb the stairs.because your mine I walk the line.
Loved this it had me visualising another brick in the wall for slime reason as I read it. Ty karen
We are lately restricted from being outspoken I am going to send you an speech from Julia Gillard.Australian prime minister,
herein lies the irony in the power of the dictates...your write up bears and carries along with it much consciousness! ! !
How the real freedom of speech is elusive is so ironically brought out in this cute poem of yours!
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? :)
Very true - this used to be considered a free country, but our freedom is being eroded away bit by bit. Great write Dave.