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Dear Mom

Dear Mom,
it is as though I am the Sun and you are the Earth,
rotating around me constantly, hoping the spontaneous solar blasts won't hit you,
continuing to go around me dependantly when I shine on you, and when I put you in the darkness,

How selfish the Sun must be to let the Earth work so hard for its satisfaction,
really the Sun should be rotating around the Earth.

I remember when I was young
I was very ill and for 2 years, not one restful sleep you had,
You worked like an Ant,
lifting more than your weight, but no one noticed that you,
mom,
were the Queen Ant.
Really,
the Sun should be rising everyday thankful for its dependent earth, the one who calls it a star,
but the Sun is in the wrong


How selfish it must be.




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Karla K. said...
Sept. 19, 2011 at 4:47 pm:
I think this is a really impressive poem.  I loved the metaphors you used throughout the whole piece and the last line really has a big impact on the reader and really gets your message across.  I was kind of confused by what "spontaneous solar blasts" were supposed to represent. Overall it's really great, I give it a 5 :)
 
Shelby.Flohr replied...
Sept. 19, 2011 at 5:27 pm :
Thank you :) haha I meant like fits and stuff when I'm angry for know reason.  Thanks for the stars :D
 
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