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    Poetic Freedom
    Poetic Freedom
    Poetic Freedom
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    Poetic Freedom

    By Frank Preston

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    Poetic Freedom.

    A raw, gritty, urban poetic expression with an exploration of choices we have to make at the crossroads of life. The thoughts are honest, harsh, but hopeful. A perception of the media that feeds us, the spirituality that we cling to, the expectations of the society we are a part of, and how a young man fights to decipher, decide and climb the path not easily traveled, but most strengthened.

    ~Excerpt from Poem THE TEST by Frank Preston

    Pain and frustration the fuel for admiration
    Admiring the world’s temptations till they become motivation
    When the sensation of success is worn as a vest
    They say he's blessed but that depends on the quest

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFrank Preston
    Release dateOct 30, 2017
    ISBN9780692963456
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      Book preview

      Poetic Freedom - Frank Preston

      Poetic Freedom.

      A raw, gritty, urban poetic expression with an exploration of choices we have to make at the crossroads of life. The thoughts are honest, harsh, but hopeful. A perception of the media that feeds us, the spirituality that we cling to, the expectations of the society we are a part of, and how a young man fights to decipher, decide and climb the path not easily traveled, but most strengthened.

      ~Excerpt from Poem THE TEST by Frank Preston

      Pain and frustration the fuel for admiration

      Admiring the world’s temptations till they become motivation.

      When the sensation of success is worn as a vest

      They say he's blessed but that depends on the quest.

      Part I

      My World

      ENDLESS MEDIA

      Picture picture

      Instagram, some scripture

      I like to tweet about a better, figure on Twitter

      I don't think it's that bad

      It's entertaining Dad

      If Jenny posts another selfie I think I'll go mad

      The web is dark and cold

      My mind’s in overload,

      It's about to explode

      Social media

      It will deceive yah

      If you could smoke it, we would’ve died ages ago

      The curtains open

      And it's time, for a show

      Hmmm?

      I wonder where this next ludicrous story will go

      What’s on the news today

      Who turned out to be gay

      And then a news flash about what one person will say

      A mix of political lies

      To sprinkle violent crimes

      A news flash sundae with ingredients to poison our minds

      Some more,

      He said

      and she said

      Another girl has been beaten

      Another controversial trial about who can

      and can't be mistreated

      Some more,

      Black and white battles

      On the white cop

      that shot,

      the dark man in shackles

      Justice unhandled

      Watch some TV for the next power scandal

      You can’t escape it, it’s on every channel

      So now little Troy can, watch

      parent controls soon, rot

      now Troy’s seeing news clips

      of Trayvon getting, shot

      We forgot.

      My, oh my

      Another child has died

      Not just physically

      I'm talking about heart soul and mind

      Guess Mom and Dad didn’t have a plan for evil’s latest design

      They couldn't redefine

      Too busy fighting with their own battles inside

      God has cried

      Life can be so grand

      When will we understand

      That we are the driving hand

      If you don't change the course

      You'll be the next stone in the sand

      Why can't we go back,

      Back in time

      Where fun was easy to find

      When you could play a game of tag

      With no worries to hide

      The inter .net world has died

      DISCONNECTED

      My name is all that I got

      It’s connected to the world’s hot spot

      It’s the title of my life’s plot

      The world of names connected so long we forgot

      Forgot what it’s like to have nothing

      Forgot what it takes to work hard for something

      Forgot what it’s like to play outside

      Forgot what it takes to stare at the

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