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The U-Turn

January 13, 2013
By Mr.Adversity SILVER, Vancouver, Washington
Mr.Adversity SILVER, Vancouver, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." -Helen Keller


Like you, you are pressured and pressed.
Society gives out instructions but doesn't show us what to do with them.
Four walls barricade you, forcing you only to look at the dark.
Your soul evaporates each day and adds onto the past,
But your heart shows why you are still human.
If temptation is behind every mistake,
Then the cycle of regret will begin again.
Like you, there are no brakes.

When are people going to learn how to repair the world?
When are you to smile? Do not be the face of society.
There is a thrusting pain that comes back and engulfs the weak.
It is your fuel for tomorrow. Like you,
Directions mean nothing as long as you're going straight,
Satisfying everybody that passes in front.
Someone else is driving your life, but you're in the passenger seat.
Ditches arise in every gap of life to
Remind us what is right again. People can get stuck and cemented to their habits.
It's a numb chain. People need help.
So they look at the other side of the road.
The other cars are turning a different direction.
They have found themselves making the perfect U-turn.


The author's comments:
I wrote this piece because it's always what I see out my car window. It all looks the same.

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Ariana said...
on Jul. 31 2014 at 1:29 am
Great prospective!

TheUnion said...
on Jun. 4 2014 at 11:51 pm
Have you ever decided to enter a contest with some of the poems you have written or enter them for a scholarship? Mr.Adversity, your poems show a lot of emotion in a few words especially your Haikus. They provide a deep special meaning for people who read them. I hope you share them with your friends and family! 

PoetryTeen said...
on Feb. 2 2014 at 11:17 pm
Outstanding poem! This is the first poem I have read on TeenInk!! I like your metaphors. Your use of the word "you" provides a strong repetition which provides a focus on who you are talking about. It is as if you are talking to someone who you write this poem. It is directed to someone you know? Maybe someone you love? Even though you say you wrote the piece because it is what you see in your car, your metaphor with it is very strong. I hope whoever this may be out to will have a chance to read this amazing poem.