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I won’t lose sleep if I’m thought weird
I will not serve conformist pigs
In secret wearing powdered wigs

I will not be judged financially
Nor called noble, slave or bourgeoisie
I will shed my number and grow a name
And not be a toy in the battle game

I will acknowledge genocide
Instead of apathy worldwide
And as I sit and write these lines
I read my tear-stained New York Times [comments] => 4 [counter] => 252 [topic] => 21 [informant] => bobbyzimmerman [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Lifepoems )

Conformity

Contributed by bobbyzimmerman on Friday, 8th September 2006 @ 08:34:11 PM in AEST
Topic: Lifepoems

I will not shave my unkempt beard
I won’t lose sleep if I’m thought weird
I will not serve conformist pigs
In secret wearing powdered wigs

I will not be judged financially
Nor called noble, slave or bourgeoisie
I will shed my number and grow a name
And not be a toy in the battle game

I will acknowledge genocide
Instead of apathy worldwide
And as I sit and write these lines
I read my tear-stained New York Times

Copyright Â© bobbyzimmerman ... [ 2006-09-08 20:34:11]
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Re: Conformity (User Rating: 1 )
by Fionndruinne on Friday, 8th September 2006 @ 11:32:34 PM AEST
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This is rather good. The rhyme is good enough not to intrude on the integrity of the piece, and that's an accomplishment growing rarer every day.

Good message, gutsy I guess I could say. There're echoes of Green Day here, almost - actually this is written much like song lyrics. Which is not always good for a poem, but comes through well here.

Andrew

Re: Conformity (User Rating: 1 )
by Uncertain_Oblivion on Saturday, 9th September 2006 @ 11:45:48 AM AEST
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This was really well done...
My favorite 2 lines were

"I will shed my number and grow a name
And not be a toy in the battle game"

And as far as shaving goes..I say just don't do it then, ya don't wanna, don't do it. In fact you have inspired me to not shave anymore....(Nooooo! I'm ONLY joking. I couldn't do that, but a guy could and he can be hot doing it, look at Rob Zombie for instance, unkept, unshaven....hot.)

Anyway...

This was a great poem and every word of it flowed perfectly into the next line. It was pure talent and nothing less. *hugs*

Re: Conformity (User Rating: 1 )
by deadheadpoet on Saturday, 9th September 2006 @ 06:53:37 PM AEST
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*clapping* Damn Dylan...this was a good write. Gutsy, bold and then at the end....your feelings so laid out. I loved it.
Peace, Laura

Re: Conformity (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Saturday, 9th September 2006 @ 07:42:40 PM AEST
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At the risk of sounding "redundant", yes .. VERY gutsy!

This was excellent. I applaud you!! That last stanza
seriously got to me. A perpetual sadness we live in, no?

A perfect statement of the conviction to stand in nonconformity!

~Breezy
[impressed]

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