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weirdelf
weirdelf
May 11, 2016 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Cognitive Dissonance

for many,
not just some
being good
is being dumb.

— weirdelf, May 11, 2016

About This Poem

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Sydney, Australia, AUS

Favorite Poets: The Romantics, The Mersey Sound, The Beats and, of course, The Bard

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Critiques

Geezer

Geezer

10 years ago

Sounds like...

a quote, more than a poem, but I like it!
Makes one think about if you meant that one should keep their mouths shut or maybe if being ignorant in some cases is bliss? ~ Gee

weirdelf

weirdelf

10 years ago

I guess it's more an aphorism

than a poem.
I love aphorisms despite, or perhaps because of, their lack of control.
This one really means to say "I fucking hate the dumbing down and anti-intellectualism that conservatism and other forms of totalitarianism always does. Like Trump and Dubya."

brittle light

brittle light

10 years ago

there are a few ways to "get"

there are a few ways to "get" this
that's cool
I am wondering if you had a single definitive meaning when it was conceived, or was it constructed in such a way to be enigmatic.

just curious.
It's so smooth and sonorous, YET, its dissonancing my brain!

weirdelf

weirdelf

10 years ago

cool

see my response to Geezer's comment.

Esker

Esker

10 years ago

the Dumb down persona....

Don't let the bastards think U are bright........what an error that was for me
Great Poem! enjoy the writing from u Elf!

Keith Logan

Keith Logan

10 years ago

Reminds me

of a bit of bastardised Latin we used at my first place of work
nil permitus illigitimus carborundum
don't let the bastards grind you down