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POEM: Reading Courageously

Posted on June 14, 2020 by B Gourley

If you’ve never been incensed,
challenged, or nauseous —
your reading is too safe, puny,
and far, far too cautious.

Reading should be a courageous act
that threatens all you know.
It should shove your feet into shoes
far different from your own.

If you want your world unchanged,
T.V. is right for you.
Books will insist you be torn a-
part and rebuilt anew.

5 thoughts on “POEM: Reading Courageously”

S Bara on June 14, 2020 at 5:41 pm said:

I agree.

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grumpygorman on June 14, 2020 at 6:05 pm said:

Clever.. shared here..

https://grumpysgiftspoetry.org/2020/06/14/poem-reading-courageously-b-gourley/

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drnjbmd on June 14, 2020 at 7:16 pm said:

Wonderfully written. Thanks so much!

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- B Gourley on June 14, 2020 at 7:17 pm said:
  
  Thanks
  
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Ines on June 24, 2020 at 12:15 am said:

Mostly agree, but there are tv series that can torn you apart, too :))
Otherwise, interesting concept.

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