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April 23, 2008
By Anonymous

i asked my father if i could swim,
and he said that i would drown.
The Sea would imprison me – he said
if my feet had left the ground.

So i walked out to the water,
and cried out – how ’bout now!
He said, a little bit further, Son,
and then you’ll leave the ground.

i stepped on sand then stone,
from hollow ground to sturdy.
The sky was at my level as I
gazed at the birdie.

The Sea brought me a new idea,
the urge to flee to the high.

i asked my Father if i could fly,
and he said, sure, Son – go try.

i jumped as high as i could.
Still, i landed on the ground.
i saw my Father pull on a chain,
then i knew that i was bound.

© Anonymous

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I like New Old World said...
on May. 24 2012 at 1:32 pm
I wish that my father had a womb that big
sweetangel4life GOLD said...
on May. 21 2012 at 4:47 pm
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sooo awesome and wonderfully written. wanna see more of your work
ILuv2read101 BRONZE said...
on May. 17 2012 at 10:29 am
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i really love this poetry..i think you did a great job or more like awesome!
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on May. 16 2012 at 9:59 am
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THIS IS AMAZING I love this, says so much in so little.
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on May. 15 2012 at 9:26 am
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It says a lot, Amazing Job!
Krissy F. said...
on May. 14 2012 at 12:50 pm
The assonance and consonance in this poem is great! The pathetic fallacy makes this story very interesting!!
NATLIN said...
on May. 14 2012 at 12:38 pm
Great job! One thing I really liked was how the piece rhymed all the way through. Also, the stanzas were great because they were in the perfect order and sequence.
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still on top
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I thoroughly enjoy this poem. It has an original message and it has a great flow. However, I'm not really a fan of the birdie part, and I would suggest using proper grammer next time. Still, good job.
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i thought that the last line was the best!!!!
dubstep_lover said...
on May. 3 2012 at 2:25 pm
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This poem is really good. The thing I liked most about this poem is the rhyming. Another thing I liked in this poem is the stanzas because they are in the perfect order and place.
anon12345 said...
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yeah, i don't see why this poem is so famous...
**Melanie_K** said...
on May. 2 2012 at 1:59 pm
I Liked the consanace in the poem. I think it sounds better that way. I was a little confused at first, but as I read on I understood what the poem was saying and what you ment.
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You are seriously talanted. I love how deep it is. It has a good flow to it, too. Keep writing!
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I really enjoyed this. your very talented, keep it up! :)
Chubby Dawg said...
on May. 1 2012 at 12:57 pm
That was a great poem! I enjoyed it like it was a Wiz Khalifa concert!
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on May. 1 2012 at 12:54 pm
It was a great poem. That poem was like being at a Wiz Khalifa concert. keep up the good stuff.
T-Plush 2 said...
on May. 1 2012 at 12:27 pm
I really liked the poem. I think you could have made it better by maybe adding a simile or metaphor. Other than that I really liked it.