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Daddy's Womb MAG
April 23, 2008
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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hearmyvoice BRONZE said...
on Sep. 24 2011 at 2:53 pm
i like the story but some of the rhyming seemed forced. the overall theme was great though so good job
Smiley1068 SILVER said...
on Sep. 23 2011 at 7:37 pm
All I can say is wow!
thegirlwiththemessyhair said...
on Sep. 23 2011 at 5:55 am
i think it means that the dad is too overprotective and while he won't let the son fall, he won't let him fly either.
Mrs.parez said...
on Sep. 22 2011 at 1:15 pm
this is a lovely poem
gonzalo said...
on Sep. 16 2011 at 2:33 pm
I liked the poem because it tells us the importance of the fathers to protect us.
TevoRocks said...
on Sep. 14 2011 at 5:44 pm
i really like the story is it true?
She_King14 BRONZE said...
on Sep. 14 2011 at 5:43 pm
Well, it's not that the dad was mean, the point of the story is that the dad didn't wan;t his kid to leave him.
Hair & bertha said...
on Sep. 14 2011 at 12:20 pm
Sow did the kid drown
crazycatlady said...
on Sep. 14 2011 at 9:40 am
The dad sounds really mean. But the whole poem was really good.
smile123 said...
on Sep. 14 2011 at 7:27 am
i loved it i understand what u meant when u said then i knew that i was bound.
purplemonkeys999 said...
on Sep. 13 2011 at 3:51 pm
i love it but how does that make you bound?
mariarosamarinelli BRONZE said...
on Sep. 12 2011 at 5:45 pm
Ooh, chilling. I loved it.
alohagirl7 GOLD said...
on Sep. 11 2011 at 4:02 pm
what was your idea behind this poem? what made you want to write it?
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