by Jason Longster

Created on: December 16, 2010

The Poet Knows It

In the blink of an eye

And idea is born

The thoughts dragged out

And the pieces form

Slowly but surely

The time draws near

Everyone must gather

For everyone must hear

The ways of the new

And changes of old

Who will fight for right

Who will be so bold

The writer, The worker

The philosopher, And broker

The singer, The sailor

The athlete, And tailor

The ones who love it

The ones who need it

Are the ones who earn it

Are the ones who bleed for it

In their eyes it burns

As intense as the sun

They’ve lived their lives for this

Revolution will come

Everyone must gather

For everyone must hear

Free thoughts of today

Is why tomorrow they fear

Who will lead the way

Out from the cold

Who will set the bar

And shatter the mold

The doctor,The dancer

The waitress, And actor

The pilot, The postman

The mortician, And teacher

The next wave approaches

The people will cry

For their beliefs and love

They would die

To each their niche

And place in space

The ones who crave it

The ones who see it

Are the ones to change it

Are the ones who make it

There must be

A driving force

A star to shine

And set the course

To touch the people

To put them first

A god among men

With an unquenchable thirst

For freedom

And the poet

Knows it

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