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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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alyssa-smith BRONZE said...
on Jan. 20 2014 at 2:21 am
meant* could*
ChasityTaylor SILVER said...
on Jan. 4 2014 at 9:03 pm
This is an amazing poem.
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on Dec. 29 2013 at 8:59 pm
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on Dec. 18 2013 at 2:46 pm
I liked it it was pretty cool I don't understand the the name it doesn't make sense to me. It woud be cool if you culd clarify what you ment
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broken123456789 SILVER said...
on Dec. 6 2013 at 10:39 am
this was very touching becuase it helped me undersatand to never give up
gabbymigdalski said...
on Dec. 5 2013 at 7:11 pm
This poem caught my attention right away. The way it rhymes and how all the words almost fit into place pulled me right in. I love how in the poem the kid wanted to try everything. He wanted to learn how to fly and swim and he never stop trying until the end. I think this is a great poem and is probably on my list for top 10 poems I have ever read.
Lullabymidnight BRONZE said...
on Dec. 3 2013 at 10:26 am
The poem was great! I really love the symbolism!
BrinaJo2018 GOLD said...
on Dec. 1 2013 at 8:43 pm
I really liked the poem. I loved how you ended it with the dad being the ultimate reason the son couldn't leave and try to reach his goal. Over-all, a great poem with really good rhymes.
SweetDarkness PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 1 2013 at 5:09 am
this is a very well constructed poem, i like it a lot. Kepp it up, you're great.
IAndThisMystery said...
on Nov. 29 2013 at 10:59 pm
Wow, this is an intense poem! I find it really interesting that the i's are lowercase but words like "The Sea" are capitalized--maybe a stylistic choice related to the speaker's innocence and the sea's power/vastness? Like everyone else, I'm intrigued but a little confused about the ending -- will someone reply and tell me what you think it's implying?
LostInThoughts BRONZE said...
on Nov. 27 2013 at 3:40 pm
Really really deep. Little confusing, but an amazing poem. Great Job! :)
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