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Daddy's Womb MAG

April 23, 2008
By Anonymous

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.



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on Sep. 7 2011 at 10:22 pm
brenthewren GOLD, Independence, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
the only thing you have to do in life is die
music makes everything better

it is a great poem and poems aren't always meant to be compeletely understood...

on Sep. 7 2011 at 8:44 pm
BackwoodsPrincess GOLD, Hempstead, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
i've got a firecracker for a mouth so dont make a spark. ~ muoi

i agree it wasnt meant 2 be 'inappropriate' so jst go get a life nd quit dis'n ppl cuz u kno u cant compare!!! thank u ndi 2 think it wuz an amazing poem nd u need 2 let ppl spread their wings sumtimes

on Sep. 7 2011 at 3:53 pm
brenthewren GOLD, Independence, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
the only thing you have to do in life is die
music makes everything better

"anonymous" needs to get a life everyone knows you didn't mean it like that,  "anonymous" apparently has a very dirty mind, to take it as such.

on Sep. 3 2011 at 1:18 am
callie15 BRONZE, North Plains, Oregon
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Favorite Quote:
"I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?"
-Chuang Tzu

"No man with a good car needs to be justified!"
-Wise Blood

You're welcome :)

BeingAnna GOLD said...
on Sep. 2 2011 at 4:53 pm
BeingAnna GOLD, Montreal, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Imperfection is beauty
-Marilyn Monroe

Thank you, that's what I meant.

on Aug. 31 2011 at 7:49 pm
callie15 BRONZE, North Plains, Oregon
3 articles 21 photos 424 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?"
-Chuang Tzu

"No man with a good car needs to be justified!"
-Wise Blood

Goodness, people! She clearly was not trying to be, as you call it, innapropriate. I say that many works are deep and touching and do not find it perverted...

BeingAnna GOLD said...
on Aug. 31 2011 at 6:04 pm
BeingAnna GOLD, Montreal, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Imperfection is beauty
-Marilyn Monroe

I'm sorry..In no way did I mean to offend anyone.

Jason said...
on Aug. 31 2011 at 12:44 pm
Well I dont feel a connection

on Aug. 31 2011 at 12:40 pm
Yeshhhhhhhhhhhh

LOvEMOnStER said...
on Aug. 31 2011 at 12:38 pm
LOvEMOnStER, Farmers Branch, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"when the world puts the power of love before the love of power then the world will know peace."

love or hate, I agree and disagree. I think it's important to care for others , but its also important to live your life how you want to.

LOvEMOnStER said...
on Aug. 31 2011 at 12:33 pm
LOvEMOnStER, Farmers Branch, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"when the world puts the power of love before the love of power then the world will know peace."

to TheChessKing... I agree that it is good ,but i meant in the sence of it was messed up that his father wouldn't let him do things that he was tied up by his father.

on Aug. 31 2011 at 12:33 pm
live your like and dont care for others.

TheChessKing said...
on Aug. 31 2011 at 12:17 pm
TheChessKing, Carrollton, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
A man that does not know love, is a lonely man.

Well LOvEMOnStER, I agree that I didnt understand it at first. But after I looked at it again, it seemed not that bad.

LOvEMOnStER said...
on Aug. 31 2011 at 12:11 pm
LOvEMOnStER, Farmers Branch, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"when the world puts the power of love before the love of power then the world will know peace."

I didnt understand this poem at first but after my friends explained it I understood. This is a pretty messed up poem though.

Jack23 said...
on Aug. 31 2011 at 12:00 pm
I also think this comment is very negative.

on Aug. 31 2011 at 10:51 am
Aide_Valeria_Torres_Pitalua, Carrollton, Texas
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I really liked the message that this piece of poetry had. The part where he says that he saw his father pull on a chain; I felt a connection. yet I feel sad for him because of how his father cut him down.

Zap7861 said...
on Aug. 31 2011 at 10:41 am
Zap7861, Carrollton, Texas
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I enjoyed reading this poem, especially for its deeper meaning. I like it because of it's rhyme scheme and the warning sign given by the father. I had a little trouble understanding message in this poem, but in the end I feltthe message given by the father can be related by us all...

on Aug. 31 2011 at 10:19 am
blackdevilangel BRONZE, Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Favorite Quote:
Live like you were dying.

Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay

His father won't let him experience new things. He is being tied to the ground.

MnM... said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 12:44 pm
I MUCH AGREE WITH THE PERSION ABOVE.... THAT IS OUT OF QUESTIONING.

Anonymous said...
on Aug. 30 2011 at 12:36 pm
I fell as if this comment is very unprofesional due to the fact that is it deep and touching like a girls naughty purse. When my kids view this innaporpriate comment. I don't want to have anything explaining to do. I fell as this is very neggative twards the lovely poem I have read. Thank you and good day sir.