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There is nothing for you here

May 7, 2013
By biblio9477 BRONZE, Manchester, Massachusetts
biblio9477 BRONZE, Manchester, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
Even a toenail is heavy compared to air.

-Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo


Go away, g back to where you've been
To all of those who appreciate you
For we with each other are happy here
And want no outsider present here.

Go to where your opinion matters
To entertain friends with all that you say
For we are content with out own stories
And wish now for nothing more to say.

Go only where those you know dissent
To where you are welcome there to vanish
For we collect ourselves in one body
And do not want the voice of dissent.

Go away to someplace far removed
To where all of your concerns diminish
For as of now there there is nothing for you,
And while we're here, will never be.


The author's comments:
This was an experiment to see how many ways I could twist the structure of a poem.
By the time I was finished, there was:

1. Repetition of the first word of each line (go, to, for, and), from stanza to stanza.
2. A rhyme scheme that follows another set pattern -- it's easy to find!
3. Then the number of syllables in each stanza goes 9:10:10:9.

This was really fun to write, as most of my work deals in free verse with minor interwoven structures.

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on Nov. 1 2013 at 1:01 am
411Ellie PLATINUM, Fridley, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
"Paper is more patient than people." –Anne Frank

Absolutely beautiful. Very deep. Love it!