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Mindless

John Prophet

Free verse
Mindless.
Knowledge
accumulation.
Books carry
information.
Somewhere
to refer.
Book
information
mining
tedious,
time
consuming.
Connection
between mind
book,
tenuous.
Civilization
developed
slowly.
Paragraph
after
paragraph.
Page
after
page.
Book
after
book.
Library’s
worth.
Absorption
of knowledge
limited.
Internet,
smartphone,
cloud.
Connections.
Mind to
mind.
Information
ubiquitous.
Easily attained,
instantly.
Flashing
through
link
after
page.
Mind extension
reality.
Brain cloud
melding.
Changing
it all!
Civilization
transformation
overdrive.
Speed of
light.
Strap in.
Where to?
Unknown.
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Submitted by JohnProphet2 on December 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Characters 599
Words 106
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 63
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John Prophet

John Prophet is considered by many in the literary community to be the Salvador Dalí of poetry. His rough-hewn unfettered style mimics the artist’s unconventional view of perceived reality. Prophet encourages (through the skeletal approach of his writings) the reader to focus on the individual meaning of each word, thus allowing its message to be front and center. Meaning that can be muted within sentences and paragraphs. This creates vividness otherwise hidden. The skeletal nature of his efforts also allows the reader to flesh out meaning based on the readers personal worldview. Thus, no two observers are reading the exact same creation. more…

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