{"id":2865,"date":"2020-03-10T10:47:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T10:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=2865"},"modified":"2026-03-07T03:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:58:58","slug":"one-day-as-a-tiger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=2865","title":{"rendered":"One Day As A Tiger"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world is full of sheep.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

\"TPOTG<\/p>\n

Better one day as a tiger
Than a hundred years as a sheep;
A promise I made
That I try keep.
True to myself,
Not following the crowd;
An independence of thought,
Of which I am proud.<\/p>\n

Our freedom of speech
Is under attack,
Our own fault really,
Reflects the courage we lack.
Hard earned freedoms
Simply being taken away,
Be careful what you think,
Be careful what you say.<\/p>\n

From history we should learn,
But not anymore;
The lessons of history
We choose to ignore.
Less well informed,
But with more information,
There\u2019s no power in knowledge
For this generation.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m probably being targeted
In my poet’s role;
Not conforming to the narrative,
Not under control.
With my freedom of speech
Not politically corrected,
On the government’s radar
I\u2019ll soon be detected.<\/p>\n

They might try to isolate me
For the things that I write,
But I won\u2019t be intimidated,
I won\u2019t give up my fight.
Not an activist really,
Just exercising free thought,
In mainstream media\u2019s web
I refuse to be caught.<\/p>\n

Say what they want to hear,
Don\u2019t dare speak the truth,
Don\u2019t argue their reasoning,
Don\u2019t dare ask for proof.
Free thought and opinions
Apparently a threat to the nation.
However did we end up
In this sad situation?<\/p>\n

\"TOOTG<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The world is full of sheep. Better one day as a tigerThan a hundred years as a sheep;A promise I madeThat I try keep.True to myself,Not following the crowd;An independence of thought,Of which I am proud. Our freedom of speechIs under attack,Our own fault really,Reflects the courage we lack.Hard earned…<\/p>\n

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