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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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on May. 29 2011 at 2:28 pm
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This is beautiful! You really have potential.
Alicia :) said...
on May. 27 2011 at 10:53 am
Wonderful Poem !
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on May. 27 2011 at 9:00 am
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this poem is gorgeous!! i love it(:
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on May. 27 2011 at 7:55 am
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Set up very well.
Faithful365 BRONZE said...
on May. 26 2011 at 2:39 pm
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The peom was very well versed. You did a really good job at depicting what the protection of a parent can feel like.
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I loved this poem. The innocence is very apparent and the dialogue was perfect. Very good job, keep it up!
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I love this poem. It's deep, but leaves it so that your readers can interpret it in different ways. Very well written. :)
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LOVE IT....'nuff said
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Mine will be up by Tuesday (:
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same here. but i saw as "parents taking control over their children". i dont know if im right. if it is, i like it. if its not, its ok tho.
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who cares? it's amazingly well-written, and has a lot of truth to it. If you want to get mad about stuff posted in the wrong catagory, go look at the sonnets.

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ive comemted on this once or twice before, but i just read it again for like, the millionith time, and i got goosebumps, again. its amazing.
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this is a really interesting poem, i can relate to it because my parents were very strict and always held me back. good writing (:
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