Poetry has always been a powerful tool for reformists—a way to connect with people and convey bold, transformative ideas. More than the words themselves, it is the meaning hidden between the lines that gives poetry its magic. That space—subtle, emotional, and often unspoken—can stir hearts, challenge authority, and inspire change.
When someone seeks to control art, the first thing they attempt is to dominate that space between the lines. This act is not only unethical—it is cowardly. But in today’s world, where shame is in short supply, such manipulation has become all too common, carried out under the guise of legitimacy.
By controlling the meaning inferred between the lines, they twist the context of the words—forcing them to say what they were never meant to say. This is manipulation of the highest order. It corrupts the original message and distorts the truth at its very core.
And when they cannot control a poet—when the meaning cannot be manipulated—they turn their efforts toward discrediting the poet instead. They attempt to stain the character of those whose voices remain unbent.
Rather than suffocating the space between the lines, it is the deep-rooted systems of corruption that must be pruned. It is not the message that must be silenced, but the decay that resists the truth in those messages.
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