You ain’t gonna tell me what to think
You ain’t gonna tell me what to say
You ain’t gonna tell me what to read
You certainly ain’t gonna tell me how to bleed
What I care for; What I think
Mine to choose; I ain’t no sheep
What I choose, for my own good
Not hateful, it’s understood
Freedom to live, in my own way
Your condemnation will not sway
But try cutting me off
Try shutting me up
You ain’t…you ain’t…you ain’t…
You ain’t gonna tell me what to think
You ain’t gonna tell me what to say
You ain’t gonna tell me what to read
You certainly ain’t gonna tell me how to bleed
What I care for; What I think
Mine to choose; I ain’t no sheep
This poem reminded me of my teenage daughter. You see, she is in a rebellious phase…
Been there. Twice. Good luck with her, Muriel.
Exactly!
Absolutely true, and very well put! I ain’t no sheep! That line says it all.
Hard to do at times, but following is not my thing. Thanks Cathy
Love it! =) My favorite part is: “I ain’t no sheep.” I hadn’t even thought about how applicable this was to SOPA because this is one of those eternal poems that we can relate to in so many ways and at any time! =)
Thanks Sam. I wish we didn’t have to work at it so hard.
Baaaaaa <– Billy goat under the SOPA bridge. No wait, it's *trolls* that live under a bridge… Hmmm…
Silly Allan… kicks are for Trolls.
Seems like I said this to my father all through the first half of my life. It really resonated with me in that and alot of other ways.
Most of us do, Jill. Glad it found a deep resonance.
SOPA has a voice and an anthem!
Make it so! thanks Hajra
This is a great one! I love it!
Thank you Judith
Amen! Should be the SOPA anthem and a call to our American congress to go back and read the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
FREEDOM!!!!!
Blessings to you!
Thank you, Martha. I hope someone in “charge” reads this.
As one of those who manned the barricades, walked the walk, and is now almost relegated to the walker… I liked it a lot.
Thanks Roy. Jet boosters!!!
Great protest poem. Very well done!
Thank you Tracy!
Great anthem.
And the picture progression was pretty awesome as well.
Thanks Bethany. I did those when I found that pic.
Perfect anti SOPA chant!!!
Send it out, Joy. Thanks.
Now SOPA has an anthem
Woot!
Love the SOPA ~ Stop Censorship banner…
and your poem is fitting for the day! Well done Stu.
I once allowed someone to tell me how to bleed, then one day I woke up and said “You Ain’t”
Great poem..
Deb
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The banner is from WordPress.com. They have a blackout today (which I used on Bornstoryteller) but I felt the banner and the poem most appropriate for today. Thanks Deb
I love it! And can’t stop rapping it in my head.
Rap it/sing it/say it//// Thanks Marie
Hey Stuart! You must have strolled through my head and heart when you wrote this one.
I like it!
Thanks Lisa.
“You must have strolled through my head and heart…” is a great line for a song/poem!!!