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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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AliMotamedi said...
on Oct. 1 2013 at 6:54 am
This is great. Forget all the small mistakes, poetry is about the idea, the tought and passion that goes into it. The beauty it represents. And I think this is a brilliant piece of poetry. Great job !
Suicidegirl SILVER said...
on Sep. 17 2013 at 1:42 pm
I loved it! Just capetalie Your I's next time.
mickHateLove BRONZE said...
on Sep. 11 2013 at 4:08 pm
exactly!!!!!! I thought I would end up reading a novel and then it just stopped?!
ArabellaHadley SILVER said...
on Aug. 30 2013 at 8:42 pm
kind. [key sarcasm.] The poem's great
another_sky PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 30 2013 at 6:12 pm
the first time I read this, I was amazed, but looking back at it, I think it could use some help. The part about the chain is awesome, but everything before needs some work. The rhyming is a little mainstream and the spacing needs a touch up, but over all a good poem
rand0mteenager SILVER said...
on Aug. 25 2013 at 11:23 pm
this poem is just wow
vdvd said...
on Aug. 13 2013 at 1:42 pm
spirit wants to free itself from body
love.writing BRONZE said...
on Aug. 12 2013 at 10:14 am
My interpretation on this poem (I could be wrong) is that a boy wants to do everything and explore but his father is holding him back. It seems like the dad is very overprotective. P.S. I'm new to this site so if you could look at my poems that would be great!
I feel qyuite stupid saying this but: I love the poem and it seems to have this really cool meaning to it, only thing is: I don't get it! Could someone please explain the poem to me? It's beautiful but I think it'd be even better if I actually understood it.
love.writing BRONZE said...
on Aug. 3 2013 at 4:18 pm
This poem was amazing! The last stanza really awed me. I'm also new to this site so if you could check out my work when it's publiished that would be great.
DerickJerome BRONZE said...
on Aug. 1 2013 at 7:47 am
WOW!!!!!!!! This is really good . . Keep it up . And if you get a chance check out my poem "Only in Fairy Tales"
SoImAWriterNow BRONZE said...
on Jul. 29 2013 at 5:57 pm
This comment probably won't mean much since you have over 1,000 but I just had to say that this poem left me stunned. I don't know why though. I loved the rhyming in it and the flow but the ending struck me so hard. That's how I know a poem's great. When it leaves my mind reeling and me speechless. You deserved to have this published. Great job :)
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