Bohemian Insight
On the courage to see differently
This day in 1991, the world came to know of Freddie Mercury's passing.
He mirrored the man who encapsulated the Bohemian Rhapsody -
Galileo.
Unfettered, resolute.
With social pressure at its fiercest.
Challenging artistic and scientific norms.
Both men saw round - when the World saw flat.
Sailed to the edge-
And coursed.
🌟🌌✨🌟🌌✨🌟
He saw round when all saw flat
And sailed to wonders all souls shunned;
Stood in awe when all else sat
To the edge he sailed- and won.
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All souls slighted what he saw
Ridiculed, pressured, and entrapped -
The World laughed at mind’s open door
That put God’s Earth upon the map.
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He fought the pull of man's desire,
To common whim he did not bow;
Pushed the urge to set self on fire
For the truth, absolute now.
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For the truth, he boldly stood
A silent, steady, gripping stance;
Stayed upright, for light he knew
Forged forth, knowing not the end.
🌟🌌✨🌟🌌✨🌟
Original poem by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.
For Mikeydred's November Challenge:
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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