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Reduction

by Scott Cadence

A man tried to reduce me today
To a word –
I must admit I felt anger
Dormant
Rise up into my veins

I felt the primal nature of war
Remove all logic

There are things
I would have made of his face
So unique
My fist would have been remembered
As an artist

I couldn’t believe
How much power I’ve given
To words,
Because it’s easier
to wrap our minds around them -
To label
To pretend to know something substantial
And worth saying -
Could I conquer your nation with it?

In the highest and lowest places
Are where men find their sense of power –
And where ever they shall reach
My foundation will not shake from it –
I am the father of new definitions
Your intentions will bleed out of them
And ignorance will remain

05/16/2004

Author's Note: venting...

Posted on 05/17/2004
Copyright © 2024 Scott Cadence

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Ginette T Belle on 05/17/04 at 09:11 PM

how true, how true and how powerful this is...how perfectly you've expressed yourself...this AMAZING!

Posted by Max Bouillet on 05/19/04 at 04:55 PM

Well-articulated truth said with emotion and conviction. Great read that speaks for itself.

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