an easy word to say
to spell
and to live by
so you would think
should be easy
and yet
it is hard
so hard
you are seen as a threat
if you stand up
and speak
an alternate opinion
tall poppy in the cornfield
head above the parapet
in the line of fire
why should it be so
ego
fear
loss of face
stand in the way
the world would be
such an easier place
if alternate views were respected
and differences honoured
Aug 21, 2014
Aug 21, 2014 at 1:40 AM UTC
an easy word to say
to spell
and to live by
so you would think
should be easy
and yet
it is hard
so hard
you are seen as a threat
if you stand up
and speak
an alternate opinion
tall poppy in the cornfield
head above the parapet
in the line of fire
why should it be so
ego
fear
loss of face
stand in the way
the world would be
such an easier place
if alternate views were respected
and differences honoured
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