Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Book Banning. Why do certain groups of the species, sapiens, Now that this species reads and writes, Battle each other to abolish written knowledge Of that of the other group, Forcing contrary 'themes' to overwhelm, ideologically? Well, perhaps,--idiocentric beliefs That 'I am right--down with the other'. A wise person, coping with this enigma, once said: 'Anger (or an absolute adherence to a dogma) Is a form of ignorance.' Consider the college kid who returns home, vacationing. I was such a kid, but thankfully, I had educated parents, Who only gently chided me for my 'outlandish' thoughts, Knowing the same, they had endured. Frank Maurer 15 January 2024 1610 Hours.