How safe do we really wish to become?
Surely, yearning for safety from some things
Seems natural, rational and wholesome;
But too loudly and often, alarms ring!
New ideas, new words, provocative art
Dissent, disagreement, otherness weird;
All of these will assail each mind and heart
And none of them ought ever to be feared
Nothing feels safer than smug ignorance
What is more comfortable than routine?
If we always perform the same, stale dance
We will all move like parts of a machine
Comfort and safety and the status quo
Promote mere stasis; don’t we wish to grow?
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Comments (3)
When I saw the title, I was very excited to see where you would take this. Loved it! Safety can be dangerous and you do a great job of capturing how it can lead to stagnation and rotting perceptions.
Nope, I do not wish to grow, lol. Loved your poem!
Love the idea of the story! ❤️Great poem here DJ! ❤️