Poems Are Literature's Anarchists
they give words
a chance
to get naked
slip
out of capitalization
and into lowercase laissez-faire
forgit about spelling
well that's probably taking it too far
punctuation
such a prude
grammar
word-hammer
POETRY
armed only with white space
it lets words have their freedom
and still mean something
from cave-drawings to calligraphy
from cantonese to C++
it is all just to share an idea
Thanks for reading.
My name is Erika Harris, and I am preoccupied with:
💙 Love + Liberation. 🌿 Terpenes + Transformation. 🌎
🌟 So, hey... ANARCHAFORKO! What are you gonna do/contribute/present?? ✨
(I'll soon be sharing a proposed event I'm EXCITED to run by y'all!)
This is very cleaver and flows so well. The freedom of Poetry is how my right-brain hears, listens, and flows naturally. You captured the vibe. :)
@mamadini, I'm the exact same way... very right brain-dominant. I actually wrote this for a left brain-dominant friend who, while anarchist, is still a self-admitted rule-follower when it comes to language! Stickler. Nit-picker. Prepositional police.
Sometimes rebellious, defiant freedom is needed on the page. I believe that's what poems are for. :-)
Love this poetic perspective! I forgot all about the freedom that poetry provides. Thanks for the simple reminder Erika :)
My pleasure, @axios. Thanks for being open to a poetic perspective :-)
Yes!! Poem doesn't always have to rhyme. Just pass a beautiful message across in a way others can understand too, after all, poems actually do give a chance for words to get naked.
This is a beautiful poem @erikaharris
Thanks for your beautiful message, @ikankeabasi!
Thank you too for this beautiful poem @erikaharris😊
I love the analogy, and especially the above lines.
Thanks, @naquoya :-)
Wow..beautiful piece i must confess
So short and precise
Perferct i think.
Thanks, @phenzzy :-)
Stripped down to Ariel light.
@beginningtoend: Haha, The faintest font of all!
Word artist! 🎨
Beautifully worded. :)