Conformity







Embrace and hug the odd ball Maverick,

Then let him go and free to take his leap;

T’s is wise to ignore what makes a fellow tick,

Or why he simply will not follow sheep.



Embrace and hug the stubborn Heretik

And hold for naught his anathema’s taint,

Today  he’s spurned and scorned, and gets the stick;

Tomorrow he will be declared a saint.



And keep away of bumptious rhetoric,

That will not let your little candle burn,

But sermonizing tries to dowse its wick,

The things that man by his own sweat must learn.



But shun conformity that follows sheep,

Prefer the lone and  savage jaguar,

While sheep conform, and in warm safety sleep,

The jaguars' keen  eyes look into stars.










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Ruth Lovejoy's picture

wonderful piece and I agree take your steps as you may and hopefully they pan out to the positive along the way..