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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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Gangsta crip said...
on Mar. 4 2011 at 7:00 am
I thought it was well written and had a good ambience!
hello123 said...
on Mar. 4 2011 at 6:55 am
It is an okay poem well written.....
cede moss said...
on Mar. 3 2011 at 11:09 am
hey i really like your poem i write too and your better than me great job give me some pointers sometime?
2Whammy said...
on Mar. 2 2011 at 3:43 pm
orry, wrong spot, lol.
but anyways, same feelns for it.
2Whammy said...
on Mar. 2 2011 at 3:41 pm
No, i'm not trying to be mean, but some of it didn't make sense. It was nice, and the effort you put into it was great, but I guess something just didn't click quite yet. I was a fairly well done poem done, and I hope something else of yours realy will click. Anyways, keep up the good work.
posionwriter said...
on Feb. 28 2011 at 8:22 pm
i really really think you should expand this poem more!! it seems like it needs to keep going.
chickadee23 SILVER said...
on Feb. 28 2011 at 3:57 pm
This week in my English class, we read a poem by someone who was chosen by a past USA President to represent poetry. In his 'Introduction to Poetry' he says "All they want to do is tie the poem to a chair and torture a confession out of it, to find out what it really means" Must we try to find the meaning in everything? Why not just enjoy the symbolism and let each person see his or her own meaning?
PaRaNoRmAl627 GOLD said...
on Feb. 28 2011 at 3:44 pm
this is really thought provoking. at first it seemed to me like the dad was holding him back by saying he would drown if he tried to swim, but then he let him try to fly, and then pulled him back down again. it seems to me like the dad is pretending to be supportive when he really isntt
it'sJoylnnhunnay:) said...
on Feb. 28 2011 at 11:55 am
I love this poem it's beautiful :)
breathinginlove SILVER said...
on Feb. 28 2011 at 10:56 am
Beautiful writing
queentabbiecat99 GOLD said...
on Feb. 28 2011 at 9:03 am
i think i get it its about how his father holds him back by letting him go foward. he says go try but knowing he will fail. and it also says his father is holding him by a chain. I LOVE IT REALLY to me it makes since
KristieM said...
on Feb. 25 2011 at 9:40 am
I really liked this piece of writing. I thought it was very clever and had good wording.
amhotopp said...
on Feb. 25 2011 at 9:36 am
you are a very good writer!
freeo said...
on Feb. 25 2011 at 8:55 am
The poem was good
