Name This Poem and Win a Prize!
Sometimes thinking up a good title for a poem is like trying to select a name for an unborn child. There are the obvious or “popular” names, but what I’m looking for is something unique like “Heaven Leigh.”
The following poem has been labeled “Untitled,” and I’m hoping you’ll submit your ideas here, so it will finally have a name. It was also posted on this site once before under the title “Equality?”—my grandmother’s choice for a name, not mine.
The prize to the winner is a copy of my poetry book, “Stygian,” shipped to you for FREE!
Everyone is eligible to enter even if it’s your first time to visit this site. Simply leave your entries as a comment to this post. Enter as many titles choices as you like. Have fun with it. I’m looking forward to hearing your suggestions and ideas. Contest closes March 20, 2017. Here it is:
UNTITLED
Sean Michael, January 2017
“We must take into consideration the world to come, the faces we will never see.”
—Mohawk Woman
Can we be equal
and yet different
even opposite?
does equality mean similarity
or the same?
To whose standard must we conform?
Who will establish the “universal culture”
of one nation and one state?
To be united
must we be molded?
Imagine a world with one language
and cloned identity
loss of individuality
If culture is melted away
then perspective is lost
Must “equality” be at this cost
when acceptance is free?
To each thine own will be
I would title this “Ponderous” as it is a heavy weight we bear as we consider the future culture.
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I agree, it is a heavy weight as there are so many beliefs/cultures that conflict and many choose to clash instead of accept. For instance, there was a rapper asked if he’d perform at a gay bar. He said that whatever they want to do is up to them, but he’s not going to perform at a gay club. Suddenly, the medias got him in the spotlight saying he made ‘homophobic comments” and has “issues with homophobia.” He didn’t say anything offensive. He accepted their right to be homosexuals, but the media did not accept his right to disagree with this lifestyle. Must “equality” be at this cost when acceptance is free? To each thine own will be.
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Un-Same.
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I like this one.
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Thanks!
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One World, Many People
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Yes, about 7 billion
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Free to Be Different
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Except in North Korea…
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I like my original pick — “Equality?”
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Sean in g minor
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Ha, Ha!! funny!
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cell block h
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“H” for Hell
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can we be equal
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You Are You, I Am Me
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True. Very True!
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Equality is just an excuse
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Maybe for some people it is.
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Loss of Individuality
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Pouvons-nous nous libérer
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Anahi, You have won. Please send a mailing address to Mad_Poet@aol.com, so I can send your book. Thank you.
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Awaken the Bluebird
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This is definitely one I like!
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Arrêtez d’être un clone
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Is This What Defines You
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Unity or Death
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Originality is Key
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Liberty or Security
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Babel, lost city
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Grace, You have won. Please send a mailing address to Mad_Poet@aol.com, so I can send your book. Thank you.
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