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The Question

February 17, 2015
By Nagem BRONZE, Oswego, Illinois
Nagem BRONZE, Oswego, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
"Poet breathe now."


What would you like to be?

Asked the Bot,

Whirling and clicking and dull

A princess

An astronaut

A rock star

A - stop.

Far too optomistic

Be more realistic

You'll never achieve

Such childish dreams

Shut your mouth

And open your eyes

 

What would you like to be?

Asked the Clock,

Winding and ticking and old

I don't know

Help me out

I'm so lost

I - Stop!

School bell rings

No time to be free

What will you become

Now that my work has been done

Stop speaking

And listen to me

 

What do you want to be?

Asks the Crow,

Nagging and screeching and loud

Happy

Stable

Alive

And - STOP!

You're just tired

Don't know your desires

Pull together

Ease off of the trigger

Now quit complaining

And ignore your disease


The author's comments:

I wrote this because I felt like the world around me was trying to dictate how I'd live my life.


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on Mar. 16 2015 at 3:08 pm
mysterygirl96 BRONZE, OSWEGO, Illinois
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This is the best poem I have EVER read Megan!!! you are truly talented in the art of poetry I look forward to reading more of your work in the near future. BEST POEM EVEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR :D :D :D