The Tongue That Dares

The Tongue That Dares

Society bases value by the dollar

Forgetting emotions

Tells us where we fit in

And who we can never be

It is sad how we throw away

Written words

They are easier to burn

Easier to forget

But spoken words stick to the brain

Creep and devour our inner thoughts

Consume us inside out

We can't forget

Publish your writing

And they will burn without reading

But don't you dare speak your words

They'll cut the tongue who dares to say "You are wrong."

Dare to know the importance of both written and spoken word

Dare to read the words painted on pages

Dare to speak with the tongue they wish to kill

Dare to live when tongues were lost yesterday--

In a blood-filled war of words and power

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

words had more power back in our sixties...it seemed so anyway...and the written words also..

but now rebelling against what we aren't comfortable with gets slammed down almost immediately.

government, society is big on status quo..

but we must remember, they can't cut out all of our tongues, and they can't silence all of our pens.

the blood will spill but we will prevail.

i am glad you dared to write this.

jacob

[Savannah Bly]

Thank you so much for your kind words Jacob! :)

[Matilda]

This is very powerful ! So glad I read this, great job!

[Savannah Bly]

Thanks! :)

[Taylor_McCutcheon]

This is so true, thank you for writing this.

[Savannah Bly]

Thank you Taylor!

[Taylor_McCutcheon]

No prob :)

[FlamingPhoenix]

I'm glad to see you penning the angst I'm certain you are feeling--ah, the politics that exist in speaking one's mind. Continue speaking truth to power in written word and in spoken word as often as you can! You are a strong woman--let that light of yours shine!

[Savannah Bly]

Thank you. :)

[Sami Khalil]

The pen is mightier than the sword as love is mightier than hate. Stand up for what is right no matter the naysayers. An excellent message here...:).............

[Savannah Bly]

Thank you Sami! :)

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome muchly...:)....................

[Bright Ocean Star]

Savannah, this is a very strong poem. I love the dare refrain at the bottom. Our society has, indeed, changed....and I'm not convinced it is all for the better. There was a time when people who disagreed could be civil with each other, but today....that is almost not tolerated. Someone will be silenced through fear or intimidation, or litigation...sad state of affairs.

[Savannah Bly]

Thank you!