With A Stroke Of A Pen

With a stroke of a pen

We weave and create

Put forth a point

And choose to debate

With a wealth of knowledge

And with so much to share

Our poetry can take us

Anywhere

 

With a stroke of a pen

We can be on the street

Capturing the pulse

Of a nations heartbeat

Walking with the many

The chosen and few

This is what our poetry

Can do

 

With a stroke of a pen

Under African skies

The hunger disease

And the haunting cries

As we bring attention

To their daily plight

Our poetry screams

That this is not right

 

With a stroke of a pen

We can sometimes atone

For conflicts abroad

And closer to home

A mortar or shell

Or a trip on the stairs

Our poetry shows

Someone who cares

 

With a stroke of a pen

We can unlock a door

Provoke and emotion

And heal a sore

Help a person stand tall

In their bid to be free

Our poetry at times

Can turn a key

 

With a stroke of a pen

In this day and age

So many people

Putting words on a page

Cultures and colours

Vibrant and bright

Our poetry shines

As the nations unite

 

With a stroke of a pen

The mantle's thrown down

To the poet's behind us

From every town

With a mandate to write

More of the same

For after we've gone

Our words still remain

 

 

Reviews

[J. Marc]

Great work! It flows and flows.... My favorite lines:
With a stroke of a pen
We can unlock a door
Provoke and emotion
And heal a sore
Help a person stand tall
With this poem, you perpetuated the tradition of the militant in the greek meaning of the word: the writer who uses words rather than weapons to win hearts and minds!!!!!

[Jazlean]

The flow, the repetition, the voice, the words you can't help but feel...
Poetry can do so much and you're never one to let me forget.
Keep writing and never stop my friend.
Well done,
~Jaz

words are immortal.

[Li Li]

I'm drawn to this one..... this style is different for you... it's such a fantastic freestyle of the pen. Not only have you listed what the stroke of a pen can do, you have proven it through what you've put to the pen.

So much in a pen... words, numbers, emotions, actions, laws, answers, spirituality.... etc, etc, etc....

Not many realize the power of it. Not many realize what writing in general has done for us. To them, it's an ordinary part of life. To people like us, it's love and life. What is projected becomes more than just words; it becomes a piece of us.

Wonderful.

[Legion]

True. But don't forget, that same pen can spur on hatred and strife as well. After all it is the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. Good write.