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Like Father

June 18, 2012
By mirrmirr24 BRONZE, San Jose, California
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&quot;A flower unplucked is but left to the falling,<br /> And nothing is gained by not gathering roses.&quot;<br /> -Robert Frost

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He wears his father’s shirt and his father’s shoes
And pretends he’s a man.
This little boy whose
Own shoes do not yet fit him,
already is a man.
Or so he thinks he can
be as he walks in those big shoes,
shirt dangling past his knees.
The farther he walks the more he sees
He is bound to trip-
Shoes too big and shirt to his knees.

© Michelle B., Blairsville, GA

The author's comments:
I wrote this poem about someone who grew up to fast. I hope that readers will learn that we are young for a reason and should try to enjoy that time while we can.
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