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Knowledge : Inspirational Poetry

written by Poet : louis_in_nc


It’s in the rhythm in the word and the rhyme within the line

It’s in the silence never heard within the pauses kept in time

It’s the source of all creation and the concepts of our past

It’s our written contemplation of all things both near and vast

It is the thing we fear the most and it’s our comfort in the night

It can make the meager boast or turn the darkness into light

It carries with it joy and pain both equal in their weight

In a package seemingly so plain it appears as if by fate

It can give its owner power or in an instant take it back

It can make the valiant cower or bring on a heart attack

It’s the force that keeps us honest or it can make us tell a lie

Its influence is the strongest when we are just about to die

It is the goal of scholars to attain all which they can

In an attempt to loose the collars on their enslaved fellow man

It finds its way into the light no matter how we box it in

It carries with it so much might it stuns us deeply from within

It’s intrinsically attracted to those who seem to care the least

In the hopes they are distracted enough to finally be at peace

It beckons us to learn it so that we can persevere

In a world so plagued by ignorance, it alleviates our fear

Originally Posted On Site: 2007-05-03 06:23:27
Last Login: 09.28.07


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