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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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Your mom said...
on Feb. 1 2010 at 9:25 am
Awesome poem! I can clearly see the meaning within it. NICE! JIMBO OUT
LuLu95 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 30 2010 at 8:21 pm
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this is amazing- excellent job, i would be very honored if you would read some of my work
Lady! said...
on Jan. 30 2010 at 6:03 pm
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I like it. At first the ending confused me but, when I read it again and looked deeper I understood it. Good job!
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Good poem... I like the last part....
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on Jan. 29 2010 at 9:04 am
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THIS REMINDS ME OF ME AND MY DAD
Arian3807 said...
on Jan. 28 2010 at 8:24 pm
wow!!!

i love it

its amazing
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that was a really good poem!!!!!
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I really liked this poem. It was well written and the emotion in it is something that is very powerful.
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One of the reasons I like it is that the format reminds me of my own poetry. if you'd like to check my work out, it's posted on TeenInk.
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WOW!
This is perfect, it captured my heart and i sure as hell dont want it bck ths poem is soo great
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I really like this poem, it reminds me of when I was a kid.