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August 31, 2009
By Anonymous

let me
wake, with the sun on

my lids, rays caressing

and warm.
let me
stroll, barefoot through

dewy grass, the slippery dawn

between my toes.
let me
indulge, eat

ice cream for breakfast

and pancakes for lunch.
let me
sob into pillows,

or laugh in your face, my cries

polluting the air.
let me
dance,

in the rain, catch snowflakes

pink tongue to fresh white.
let me,

screw my life. dye my hair.

pierce my tongue.
and at night,

when stars appear

when crickets sing

and sleep descends silently

upon the world,
let me,







just let me live.

© Anonymous

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Minus said...
on Dec. 5 at 4:42 pm
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I like this <3
Minus said...
on Dec. 5 at 4:41 pm
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"Screw my life", totally agree bro
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this is very beautiful
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I love the style of the poem!
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This is so well written, the imagery is so amazing.
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I love how vividly alive this poem feels. I can easily imagine living a day just doing these things.
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I feel like this could be lyrics to an amzing son as well. Love the image you paint in this too :)
theskylarksings GOLD said...
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"the slippery dawn" I love this :)
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Great job writing! I loved this poem and felt it within me! My favorite lines were the last "and at night,  when stars appear when crickets sing  and sleep descends silently upon the world, let me, just let me live." very very beautiful! Keep writing!
TheSkyOwesMeRain GOLD said...
on Jan. 14 2014 at 8:54 pm
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Amazing work, well done! 
rustyemotions BRONZE said...
on Feb. 23 2013 at 10:36 am
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This feels like a modernized Sylvia Plath's poem.( I say "feels" because we donot hear poetry, we feel it inside of us ) It is nonetheless, beautiful. My favorite line is "pink tongue to fresh white."