Contest Conformity

Contest Conformity

A Poem by Briana O'Connor
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Rise up! Be free! Don't fall victim to society's idea of normalcy!

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Assemblage of the jury,

here I stand before you,

brooding on the ineffable,

awaiting your execration,

cogitating my next move.


I’m proudly positioned before thee,

as an array of what is me.

I shall not bow before you,

nor reason, bend or break.

I’ll risk my own demise,

before conformity.


Revolt, I say!

Rise up, be free.

May your souls be rid of bigotry.


To blackened hearts, I grant you paint.

Let sunshine rain,

may words flow unbound.


One mustn't be abstemious.

Robotic enslavement awaits you.

Hypnosis will clutch your mind.

A prison will surround us all.


We must stand up and contest.

Rebellion is my choosing,

whether by infantry,

or an army of just me.

Protest I must, protect I will.

Fight for the oblivious, and

demolish the close minded fools.

© 2015 Briana O'Connor


Author's Note

Briana O'Connor
Please feel free to be as constructively honest as you wish. Any suggestions or corrections are much appreciated. Do not rate or review based on opinion or subject of this piece. If you would like the favor returned please send me a read request or a message with the piece you wish for me to review! Happy writing :D

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I heard you knocking hard, words popping out of their form and giving energy to your statement of soul.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Briana O'Connor

10 Years Ago

thank you very much for your powerful review!
I enjoyed that the poem transitions from a beckoning to a stern statement about "[demolishing] the close minded fools." Great write indeed!

Posted 10 Years Ago


Briana O'Connor

10 Years Ago

thank you very much for your kind words.
Really well written. Very nicely done.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Briana O'Connor

10 Years Ago

thank you so much for your kind words.
A powerful punch, so poignantly executed! Good stuff....I love the elegance of the style with such a potent message.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Briana O'Connor

10 Years Ago

thank you very much for your kind words.
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To blackened hearts, I grant you paint.
Let sunshine rain,
may words flow unbound.
One of the best things I have read, the whole rather rebellious poem is a real winner, you should be a speech writer, well done :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


Briana O'Connor

10 Years Ago

you know that's not the first time i've heard that. as long as i don't have to get up and read it i .. read more
protest I must, protect I will - yes. A strong poem (great little graphic there too) Rise up and be free. this is an anthemic write. Well done.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Briana O'Connor

10 Years Ago

thank you very much for you kind words!
I like this poem quite a bit, to fight for your right to be different to be someone not like the others is not a goal most have or if they do are not willing to fight for it. I enjoy that this poem can be completely relatable to almost any who reads it.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Briana O'Connor

10 Years Ago

as a strangey i am a firm believer in standing up for being uniquely you. i don't care who someone i.. read more
Malister Mikey

10 Years Ago

Happy to of read it
One of my favourites of yours, great message within inspiring words, great piece :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


Briana O'Connor

10 Years Ago

thank you very much for your kind words.
You would make a great motivational speaker...hard not to be inspired by your words here...I don't think I'm a conformist but I've never gotten much acceptance for 'being myself' and so I'm constantly fighting off conformity's seduction...I really liked 'To blackened hearts, I grant you paint'...so many layers in that line beyond the central message...a most vibrant piece, nicely done :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


Briana O'Connor

10 Years Ago

you know i never realize how powerful this poem could be to others. i always thought it was just a s.. read more
kublakhan27

10 Years Ago

Always a pleasure :) That's the funny thing about writing, or any art for that matter...we just neve.. read more
Briana O'Connor

10 Years Ago

ya I mean I can act confident for a few minutes at the podium once a month, but I could not pull it .. read more

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Added on September 17, 2014
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Briana O'Connor
Briana O'Connor

indianapolis, IN



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