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Saddest Poem

April 19, 2009
By Chris Mathis BRONZE, Tulare, California
Chris Mathis BRONZE, Tulare, California
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This is the saddest poem
I ever had to write
I close my eyes and dream
That I’ll be home tonight
I’m gone but not forgotten
So far far away
After doing what I did
This is the price I pay
I’m caged within these walls
With one chance to be free
I hear my conscience call
Telling me to face reality
This is the saddest poem
I ever had to write
I’m so far far from home .
So far from paradise
I’m in my deepest depression
Which I can barely hide
Within this poetic session
To you my feelings I confide
Now I understand
Why the caged bird sings
He sings for his freedom
And for his family he feigns
This truly is the saddest poem
I ever chose to write
A poem revealing feelings.
A poem of my life


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on Jun. 5 2009 at 8:23 pm
E.L.W. PLATINUM, Glen Allen, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
Here&#039;s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels.<br /> The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes - <br /> the ones who see things differently.<br /> They&#039;re not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. <br /> They push the human race forward.

CloudedCrystal summed it up. Beautiful.

on Apr. 27 2009 at 6:54 pm
CloudedCrystal SILVER, Florissant, Missouri
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This is...beautiful. I love it. The title fits with the poem and the poem flows with the words...beautifully! Awestruck.