Pioneer's Struggles
a little poem about originality and belief in oneself.
Connotations on proprietary
Stifling originality
Closing gates of life and thinking lavishly
...
Rules present in all present
Life, existence, thoughts. Incessant
Rules set by others
Rules set by another
If you had your druthers
Would you follow rules?
Or would you decide to flee and expand your wings to cruise...
Over the known
And touch unknown?
...
Would you question things since ever foretold?
And experience the fear and uncertainty
That comes with clear controversy?
Settlers questioning your views fervently
Unimpressed with change
And unknown claims
Some even pressing you down and maim
Your image in society
Forever impropriety associated to your character
Would you fold under pressure and accept the status quo?
Or would you fight for your voice and show
That life is unbending
Discovery, unending
For rules continue to be discovered
On the daily. Uncovered
Knowledge is floating around us waiting
Unveiled for all to see and recover
But we need a wide net and open minds
Or else, we’re just scuppered
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Author's Note: This poem was inspired by Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. In one of the episodes, Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about how many pioneers in science were often labelled crazy and shunned by the reset because of pre-established premises.
About the Creator
Mo Darasi
I write fiction, poetry and occasional articles about interesting topics.
Finding interesting ways to write a poem or hide messages within them seems to be my main interesting in writing now, and it's been fun
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Comments (9)
Excellent poem! Well done, Mohammed!
An excellent set of words
💯Great and Relatable😉👌❤️
Well written!!! A lot of nuance and depth.
Very good
Your poem was so profound! Also, I agree with what L C Schafer has said!
Crafty writing there! Filled with important questions. Nicely done :)
Powerful writing, Mohammed! Also, I love that you included "If you had your druthers"
Clever people and stupid people often consider each other crazy 🤔