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My Eyes

August 17, 2014
By SequoiaRae SILVER, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
SequoiaRae SILVER, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
"Why did they make birds so delicate and fine as those sea swallows when the ocean can be so cruel? She is kind and very beautiful. But she can be so cruel and it comes so suddenly and such birds that fly, dipping and hunting, with their small sad voices are made too delicately for the sea." -Ernest Hemingway from "The Old Man and the Sea"


With Teacher:

Front row

Head full

Head high

Hand high

Mouth raised

Voice raised.

Eyes

Open.



In Hallway:

Back straight

Neck set

Step quick

Lips set

Smile wide

Shoulders strain.

Eyes

Open.



At Home:

Mouth wide

Back hunched

Breathing heavy

Head heady

Heart heaving

Stomach growls.

Eyes

Drooping.



My Voice

Crawls from the crutches

it's Exhaustion

lost in the Caution

of selling my Auction

of words my Extortion 'round societal norms

to free me from fetters

the trapping of betters.

The closer I come to Reality

farther from Fallacy

reaching the Agony

of everyone's Calumny.

Striding on Valiantly.

I'm painting the tapestry

of my very own Travesty.

Trust in my Vanity.



My Head:

Reaches a point where I can't keep screaming anymore.



My Eyes:

Are closed.


The author's comments:
This piece was originally intended to be read aloud as spoken word.

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on Aug. 30 2014 at 1:34 pm
SequoiaRae SILVER, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
8 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Why did they make birds so delicate and fine as those sea swallows when the ocean can be so cruel? She is kind and very beautiful. But she can be so cruel and it comes so suddenly and such birds that fly, dipping and hunting, with their small sad voices are made too delicately for the sea." -Ernest Hemingway from "The Old Man and the Sea"

Thank you! That's really helpful, I hadn't thought about that before and I will definitely look into it, thanks!

on Aug. 30 2014 at 10:25 am
Exiledwolf BRONZE, Bangkok, Other
2 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Carpe Diem"

Hey, thank you the commnet on my poems! I like this one especially as it is very articulate and the ending is just very agreeable. I could really see myself getting into the poem, but I wish you could have a better transition from "eyes drooping" to the down fall of your poem. Nonetheless, great poem hey :)

on Aug. 30 2014 at 12:25 am
SequoiaRae SILVER, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
8 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Why did they make birds so delicate and fine as those sea swallows when the ocean can be so cruel? She is kind and very beautiful. But she can be so cruel and it comes so suddenly and such birds that fly, dipping and hunting, with their small sad voices are made too delicately for the sea." -Ernest Hemingway from "The Old Man and the Sea"

Hi! I hope people find this interesting! Please feel free to comment I would love some feedback on my poems! Thanks!