Phantom | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Phantom

Phantom

August 24, 2012
By nadeem BRONZE, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
More by this author
nadeem BRONZE, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
View profile

This is America by design,
We are modern, cold, haunted,
The walking dead.
I am the phantom in the attic,
The lock and key.
Together we are visibly indivisible.
They say I have passion,
A dark lifestyle,
The hero of the universe.
But I know I'm just
A gloomy, ravage, man.
We are yet to see the brightest day
When I can answer the question,
What have I done?

© Joseph S., San Anselmo, CA

The author's comments:
I wrote this piece as a type of challenge for myself. I used the idea of found poetry. I walked the streets of Pittsburgh, PA going into various stores and shops writing down any words I saw that could help in writing a poem. Later that day, I sat down and unscrambled all the words written down in my notebook into poem form. And this is the result.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
The Top
By imperfection GOLD
Gilroy, California
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
17 articles 9 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dream as though you'll live forever, live as though you'll die today."
~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion

View profile
Poetry
Death At Your Door
By sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM
West Jordan, Utah
sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM, West Jordan, Utah
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments
View profile
Poetry
Joys of Life
By Daniel Seeley Hicks-Neal BRONZE
Westville, New Jersey
Daniel Seeley Hicks-Neal BRONZE, Westville, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
Lost now found
By BarrelRacer GOLD
Huber Heights, Ohio
BarrelRacer GOLD, Huber Heights, Ohio
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Bring The Challenge or Eat My Dust.

View profile
Poetry
where did you go
By brittany curths SILVER
Hubbard, Oregon
brittany curths SILVER, Hubbard, Oregon
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
Time
By Lost-In-Life GOLD
Whitby, Other
Lost-In-Life GOLD, Whitby, Other
11 articles 0 photos 299 comments

Favorite Quote:
It's never to late, if it weren't for the last minute many things would never get done!

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.