In the pages of history, a voice rings clear,
"On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" we hold dear.
Thoreau's timeless words, a call to defy,
To question authority, to reach for the sky.
In the realm of ideas, his pen took flight,
A seed of rebellion, a beacon of light.
He spoke of injustice, of a world gone astray,
And urged us to rise, to find our own way.
Through the act of civil disobedience, he preached,
To challenge the norms, the boundaries breached.
To stand against oppression, with unwavering might,
And fight for justice, with all our collective sight.
His words resonate still, as time marches on,
For injustice persists, and battles still need to be won.
In a world divided, where voices are suppressed,
Thoreau's message endures, calling us to protest.
From the suffragette movement to civil rights,
From environmental activism to equality's fights,
Thoreau's words inspire, igniting the flame,
Empowering the masses to challenge and reclaim.
In the face of injustice, let us not be silent,
But stand tall and defiant, with hearts resilient.
For in civil disobedience, a power lies untamed,
To reshape the world, where justice is named.
Though times have changed, and progress we've seen,
The duty remains, to question and intervene.
To challenge authority, when principles are at stake,
For civil disobedience, our voices we must make.
So let us turn the pages of Thoreau's tome,
And find inspiration in every word and poem.
For "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" still rings true,
Guiding us forward, in everything we pursue.
