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Destroy your roots

20th May 2019
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I am drug that turns on you 

that burns you away

as you burn it away.

I am the family you never had

no father. 

Just your mother on another planet 

she made her career her aim

the lessons in school teaching just blame.

I am the church of vampires 

who feed off of religion

and superstition 

they teach guilt 

to the hilt of sword

they wilt words

of love that were meant

and taint the truth 

that was heaven sent.

I am the college you tried

your peers pried

into your life like gossip

now you try to fit in

but they’ve already written 

your story.

So destroy your roots

stand tall

life maybe governed by walls

but we can still climb over

luck is not just governed by four leafed clovers

to be the change you want see

you have to change your view 

set your sights on what you want

if can’t change the words

change the font

at least make your life pretty

all rewrite your story 

Be the path out of the ordinary.

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Dan Hooks

Hi there my name is Dan Hooks and I am a poet.

My poetry has many diverse themes from madness to the mundane, from fantasy and fable to philosophical and the darkness of reality (whatever that is).

I have been writing since I was 18 and have inspired other artists such as Benjamin Heine who created an piece of art work called”filled with fire” from my poem called “Freedom”. That poem was inspired from a quote from Nelson Mandela saying “we are free to be free”. Writing I find is a collaborative process.

I have also written other poems which have been used in language courses in America, Canada and Australia. One of which is called “poem on identity” and the other one is “Antithesis”.

I have a soundcloud account in which I post poems to music and my spoken word pieces. I find spreading my work on various social media platforms really useful for presenting my work.

I am also fond of travelling and have climbed Mount Fuji in Japan visited Finland skied in both USA in keystone Colorado and Whistler in Canada. I find perspective can be found in travelling to other countries and it also helps you appreciate other cultures as well your own.
https://alienpoet.com
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