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What I didn't do last year

February 11, 2022
By DiegoLagunes BRONZE, Houston, Texas
DiegoLagunes BRONZE, Houston, Texas
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I didn’t open the doors on the planet where the sky lives.

I didn’t visit the moon on its birthday.

I didn’t see the river flow into the ocean of truth.

I didn’t ride the clouds into the star filled sky.

I didn’t run through the infinite moving track field.

I didn’t jump into the dimension that brings hatred.

I didn’t fly into the building with a lost bird.

I didn’t dance through the big moving flower field.

I didn’t turn into the raging monster destoying a city.

I didn’t take a adventure into the Amazon rain forest. 

I didn’t watch the floor break leading to a hidden city made of gold. 

I didn’t wear expensive clothes to meet the richest man in the world.

I didn’t ride the tree into the forest of darkness.

I didn’t fly through the universe to meet new stars.

I didn’t watch the pond break into the dark cave.


The author's comments:

This piece is inspisired by Something I've not done by W.S. Merwin and with the pandemic I didn't do much last year so I named it after what I didn't do last year.


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Afra ELITE said...
on Feb. 20 2022 at 12:15 am
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Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

This is beautiful both literally and metaphorically...Nice work getting this on editor's choice...👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻