You Cannot Arrest an Idea

You cannot be neutral on a moving train -- Howard Zinn. (distortion...)

Batwings

Look like things

Like scrotal skins

Fleshy umbrellas

Mammalian canopies 

Flight without feathers

　

Those are some thoughts put in a sort of way.

　

Mind strings

Contemplating things

Unfettered me thinks

Without tether I search

Sober under ether

Overpowering a void through sheer freedom of

Thought

　

Free among men and of bats

And any other mammals

Taking flight without feathers

　

Chained or unchained

I will always be free

Disolved into aether

I am irrelevant

My freedom is everything but a stain

"You cannot arrest an idea"

"You cannot be nuetral on a moving train"(howard zinn)

Author's Note

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

Sober under ether
Overpowering a void through sheer freedom of
Thought

Yup. Thing about a poem is - at least here in the informal social conveyance known as the cafe - I am more response than critique. So you get a response to those lines. If more of us who call ourselves writers would simply let go of the controls, because we aren't really in control anyway perhaps the real "writer" would emerge. Maybe they should call "reviews" "responses" because so few of us are editors anyway. I like a poem that makes me think - and those lines sent me off down a wonderful little mental jaunt. Thank you

[Davidgeo]

You're delicious my dear.

[DoormanDan]

Freedom is quite an awesome thing to have, but it's also something that can instigate much conflict amongst groups when it's being fought over. I really like that quote at the end of this poem. Overall, you've done a good job with this piece. Keep up the great work! :)

[Davidgeo]

You're such a p***y...

[DoormanDan]

In what way, might I ask?

[Davidgeo]

If I told you my sister was a sex offender would you still have sex with her?

[DoormanDan]

Well, by saying "was", you could be implying that she is now reformed and no longer a sex offender.

[Davidgeo]

Nah bra.... she's totally not at all reformed. My brother-dad tells me she's pretty hot though. She usually hangs out in the "other" basement. We aren't that close anymore.

[DoormanDan]

Well, then no, I would not have sex with her, so you can label me as "a p***y" in that manner. But that's just in one manner. There are both instances in our lives that label us as brave and ones that label us as cowards.

[Davidgeo]

Have you no sense of humor or are you really that desperate to sound wise and profound? Are there really "both instances in our lives that labels us as brave and ones that label us as cowards"? Ha... talk about presumptive pseudo wisdom... ugh, speak for yourself tool bag, you and I lead two very different lives.

[DoormanDan]

Just to let you know, I do have a sense of humor. Granted, it's about as good as a shriveled up piece of poop is in a chocolate milkshake (such a contrived attempt at joking is living proof of that lol), it's just that I was not aware that you were joking around, as this is the internet, and it can be difficult to tell the difference between a joke and an insult. I can tell you right now that I am not at all wise; I'm probably one of the biggest fools in the peanut gallery, but honestly I don't see anything wrong with trying to create my own perspective on life, so long as I acknowledge that my viewpoint is most likely flawed in some manner and so long as I stay open to new ideas from the world around me. To put in nachos and cheese terminology, live and learn, right? If you think that my attempts at trying to be wise are just pee, then I have a horrible pun for you; I suppose you could say I'm full of WIZdom! :)

[DoormanDan]

And besides, let's look at this more closely. Let's say that I am not afraid to go skydiving, but I freeze up whenever I see, I dunno...spiders or guns. That could count as an example of me being brave one moment, but then being a scaredy dog the next I think.

[Davidgeo]

You're a f*****g moron.

[Davidgeo]

Keep up the fake work!

[DoormanDan]

Oh yes, I'm a moron when I provided a real example of my line of thinking in action to a person who (unless you were just joking again about this) stated earlier he does drugs, which, depending on what type of drugs he's using, could fry his brain like an egg, only minus the nutritional value. Hmm...yeah, I think I will keep up the "fake" work! :)

[Davidgeo]

I'm not going to debate stupid things with you.

[LostBoy]

Absorbing ideas." Those are some thoughts put in a sort of way. " I cannot write reviews so I copy and paste parts of your poems into the field.

[Davidgeo]

You really don't need to leave reviews... I find that extremely annoying. I'm kinda thinking you're doing on purpose. Do me a favor and keep the retard to a minimum if you are about to start doing what I think you are about to start doing.

[LostBoy]

What am I about to do? K I'm a slightly offensive a*s at times.

[Davidgeo]

Just read and move on.... why do you feel like I NEED to hear your thoughts? I'd like to hear them if you have good ones but if you're just copying parts of my poem, telling me you suck at reviews? No thanks.... you waste everyone's f*****g time like that.

[LostBoy]

Why do you feel like replying even? K I move on and go on sharing misunderstood thoughts.

[Davidgeo]

K... bye bye now!

[Not here]

it is kinda sad how this is actually a good poem but people still come here and leave negative reviews for other reviews you've left and all of that. tsk tsk. tis the world we are in. oh well. kudos for this.

[Davidgeo]

congratulations.

[Aa Harvey]

I like the poem, it's an interesting read and different to the way I usually write. Less is more by the looks of things.

[thecavaliar]

Morning Cheese dong.

Had a bit of time on my hands so I thought I'd have a scroll through your stuff. Got to fifty and guess how many non troll reviews you've had, 43 in all, (wow! 0.86 of a review per scribble on average,) and that includes some
so-called writers who are probably fake profiles created by you.
Reality check time Jizzy, no-one is interested, got it! so it's time to head for the hills, because this isn't getting you anywhere.

[thecavaliar]

Evenin' Jizz. Kirstywood, that's a new one. F**k me, you are a trier I'll give you that.

Your art is your art. Hilarious.

[Davidgeo]

That's not me. Actual different person.... as usual.

You are misreading the situation so poorly. You're much like a kid flailing his arms at the babysitter... used to be your parents but, they had enough long ago.... no you're here, just flailing away. I know I took away you're silly stalker game.... try and take this like a man though, no one believes you anymore. You're just embarrassing yourself now.

[Kirsty Woodward]

"Flight without feathers" I love this line. It shows how unique and unlike the rest of them this creature is. Also, don't listen to mindless comments on your work. Your art is your art. Thank you for your reviews on mine.

[Davidgeo]

Thanks Kirsty... Flight without feathers, ha, I love that one the most as well. Damn birds and their feathers... mammals don't need feathers!!