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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 suppose I don't need to tell you what everyone else already has, but I truly loved your poem. It felt like it was spoken from the heart and I can relate greatly with your poem.
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I'm in love with this. I love the way it sounds when I read it aloud. This poem is flawless.
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this was AMAZING, i've never read ANYthing like this before! well done!
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this was very good. i mean  like everyone has a time in there life where they gotta test there parents desicion. can you check out my work
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that was sooooo good :) we all have had moments like that and i love that you dont hide from what your feeling. i can tell that you will reach much greater hights! keep it up. and dont be afraid to go alittle bit more off the ground than anyone else ;)
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on Aug. 10 2010 at 3:50 am
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On the whole I was very impressed by this poem. I really think you have a gift, but for your next piece I would try and push the envelope more. You're trying to get out of your comfort zone as I can see by try a little harder and you should be happily surprised :)
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u truely depict how a father tries to keep u chained wen u wanna be free ur truely a great poet
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very strong and very true...great work much repect
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This is one of my all time favorite poems that I've seen on this site, and all around.
Truly beautiful work.
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Thats what happens when you are told one thing but kept from it by another. The little white lies that you beleive and then grow up and realize that freedom was only implied by those around you and never really put into action 
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on Aug. 2 2010 at 8:27 am
Ok this is a great article it shows that the farther tells the boy he can do what ever he  wanted if he dreams big enough and that to me is a great dad.
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Amazing.
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there are simp;y no words to describe what it means to me...
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 love this poem it describes perfectly how teens are bound and limited by their parents
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Jay and silent bob rock.
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thats really good(:
Nora.Whatever BRONZE said...
on Jul. 29 2010 at 9:06 am
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this is great.

Daddy's womb-- is the chain kind of like an umbilical cord to which you are bound, in a figurative sense?

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This was very good. Hey you guys should come read my poetry too!!!!
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Wow,this was simply amazing.

I loved it :]]

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Oh, i love this. I love the title, too. But i swear i have read this somwhere... do you post elswhere?