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Daddy's Womb MAG
April 23, 2008
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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HisMinx said...
on Jan. 29 2012 at 7:14 pm
this is amazing!
Jen_Vargas BRONZE said...
on Jan. 29 2012 at 4:09 pm
Hm... it was interesting... the ending was a bit confusing though...
BriannaSinger GOLD said...
on Jan. 26 2012 at 4:17 am
love it, great rhythm
schristensen said...
on Jan. 24 2012 at 8:58 pm
great poem
hannah.maria GOLD said...
on Jan. 24 2012 at 6:11 pm
great poem. i really like the theme, and the rhyming is clever and cute. phrasing could be improved, though. great work, keep it up!
Andrea_Kolarova BRONZE said...
on Jan. 23 2012 at 6:26 pm
Great work! It's so true and beautifully written. Thank you so much for creating this. I absolutely love it when people write poems that are true to life (though fantasy is all right). We can all relate to it and grow off of it. Again, thank you for writing this!
rockyyyyyyyyy SILVER said...
on Jan. 22 2012 at 10:17 am
very very nice
ScarlettJones said...
on Jan. 21 2012 at 6:31 am
I adore this poem, it tells how we are always restrained by our elders, and it relates to everyone :)
RainyWriter GOLD said...
on Jan. 19 2012 at 8:08 pm
Adults are always telling us we can do whatever we want, be whatever we want. But really, we can't always. And they're always trying to control. Usually anyway. I love the double meaning in this poem, and it could be interpreted in so many ways. I also like that it's short and sweet. Keep it up.
Tman219 said...
on Jan. 19 2012 at 1:05 pm
i liked this poem and its meaning!!!!!!!!
samuel_wolf_nightwing GOLD said...
on Jan. 19 2012 at 8:38 am
this is very well written and true. adults of today try and chain us to the ground so we may never soar with the birds, i comend you and putting this truth in a poem. i hope to read more from you later on.
EthanCalhoun PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 18 2012 at 4:34 pm
painted a great picture, very well written, i really enjoyed
Free.The.Poison PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 15 2012 at 10:21 am
not sure what to say,I liked it but it was kind of short and straight to the point way to soon.
chloena_garrett GOLD said...
on Jan. 14 2012 at 5:44 pm
I really like this poem and the way you talk about being bound to the earth by your fatherThis is a really great poem. keep writing. I write poetry too.
What I got from the chain point, was that the dad wasn't going to let his son go. He was keeping him, even though saying he was free. His father was only going to let him go so far and then he would pull him back, aka the chain. That's what I got:)
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