The poem that I found is called the “Offensive Poem.” This poem caught my eye because it is true, and the truth is offensive. Many do not want to hear the truth especially when it comes to something you love such as your country. However, the basic truth is our government does take advantage of us citizens. They use us as pawns in a political game and are always power hungry. Unfortunately, we have elected officials who abuse their power. This is a big issue in today’s society. We are very compliant as a society that many cannot see the big picture becaise they do not want to believe that the government can be so corrupt. The corruption of the government is one of the reasons why our country is so divided.
As I was going through the poem, I picked out the key points that I thought were the most powerful. Such as the line “The majority may be silent but they’re thinking men- People know when something’s wrong, when there is danger.” This line really spoke out to me because the silent majority sees in between the lines and the bigger picture. We now, especially more than ever, are afraid to speak out because people, strangers will come after us and try to “cancel” us. Ruining our lives and future careers. Another line that stood out to me was “Truth can be offensive but can never be hidden, it has a way of coming out and spilling over.” There are problems we do not know about, but the ones we do, we have the facts, it makes us wonder with what we do know what else we do not know and when it will be revealed. There are problems we do not know about, but the ones we do know are bad. Which makes us wonder what else we do not know and when it will be revealed. That is my view on the poem, and it tells us more than what we are reading.
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