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Free of My Cage

May 14, 2011
By ArgonElement SILVER, The Woodlands, Texas
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I am caged.

Inside the cage, life is

Safe.
Secure.
Happy.

With no where to go.

But,

outside is another story.

Outside the cage, life is

Dangerous.
Wild.
Unpredictable.

It is vast,

endless.


I reach through,

the bars,

Yearning to be

out.


I am in a cage.
It protects me.

And

restricts me.

I grip the bars,

tightly.

Awaiting the day,

I am free,

But I know,

when that day comes,
I will be

reluctant.

Faltering,

for

the cage is all I know.

I will still,

turn,

towards the known,

And





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on Jul. 16 2011 at 2:41 pm
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Simple yet satisfying.Good work.
ArgonElement SILVER said...
on Jul. 14 2011 at 8:45 am
ArgonElement SILVER, The Woodlands, Texas
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Thanks, Sakina! I'm glad you did!
sakina GOLD said...
on Jul. 13 2011 at 12:04 pm
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It's amazing...:)Loved it..:)
ArgonElement SILVER said...
on Jul. 12 2011 at 10:58 am
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Thank you Trilobite! I really appreciate your comment :)
Trilobite BRONZE said...
on Jul. 12 2011 at 10:32 am
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I love the spacing in between.  This is so relatable, but turns something confusing (someone debating whether to leave or not) into something simple.
ArgonElement SILVER said...
on Jul. 10 2011 at 2:41 pm
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Your so supportive, Owl! Thanks for all your comments!
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I don't mean to sound redundant...But, yes, that was very relatable! (: Great work!
ArgonElement SILVER said...
on Jul. 7 2011 at 12:55 pm
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Alon_Freevoice, I am really happy so many people can relate to this. I was refering, not only to a jail, but my home and family. I am safe inside here, but to grow as an individual human being I am going to have to leave them.

 

And thanks so much!

ArgonElement SILVER said...
on Jul. 7 2011 at 12:52 pm
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Thanks! I'm sure most teenagers feel this way.
ArgonElement SILVER said...
on Jul. 7 2011 at 12:51 pm
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Thanks Garnet77! You had some great pieces as well!
ArgonElement SILVER said...
on Jul. 7 2011 at 12:50 pm
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Thanks WritingSpasms! Love the username by the way.
ArgonElement SILVER said...
on Jul. 7 2011 at 12:48 pm
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Thank you FinalFreak! Your totally right about the "and's" Thanks for your comments!
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on Jul. 7 2011 at 4:02 am
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I was asking myself the same question:
"We know that you don't want to be in jail because you want to be free. But don't you think, sometimes... no one can hurt you there?"
so I can really, really relate.

--- o ---

By the way, I love what you said about leaving. I told a friend about the same thing. And I'm glad someone has the sam experience with me.

--- o ---

Oh, your poem? Well, it was great... or more than great, if possible. I love it!
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on Jul. 6 2011 at 10:20 pm
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This is great. I can totally relate to it, and I'm sure many others can too. Keep it up! :)
Garnet77 PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 6 2011 at 10:06 pm
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This is really good!!! I love the way you spaced out the phrases. It led to the tone you were showing in the poem. Good job! :)
WritingSpasms said...
on Jul. 6 2011 at 9:04 pm
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This is pretty good! The spacing is different from the generic poem and I can feel the tone. And the metaphor really speaks to me :)
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on Jul. 6 2011 at 7:32 pm
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This is really cool! This has elements of shape poetry, and you used the spacing very well. If anything, I'd say you might want to play with where you capitalize and punctuate certain words. Some of the 'And's could be lower-cased so they don't take away emphasis from other words. In general though I love the tone created. =)
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You can't edit anything on the site.  You'll have to delete your article, then resubmit it.
ArgonElement SILVER said...
on Jul. 6 2011 at 11:02 am
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Thanks so much! And of course I will!
ArgonElement SILVER said...
on Jul. 6 2011 at 11:01 am
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Will do! And I also don't know how to change my work on the site. I want to change it to UNknown but I can't find a little edit button anywhere on the website!