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Daddy's Womb MAG
i asked my father if i could swim,
and he said that i would drown.
The Sea would imprison me – he said
if my feet had left the ground.
So i walked out to the water,
and cried out – how ’bout now!
He said, a little bit further, Son,
and then you’ll leave the ground.
i stepped on sand then stone,
from hollow ground to sturdy.
The sky was at my level as I
gazed at the birdie.
The Sea brought me a new idea,
the urge to flee to the high.
i asked my Father if i could fly,
and he said, sure, Son – go try.
i jumped as high as i could.
Still, i landed on the ground.
i saw my Father pull on a chain,
then i knew that i was bound.
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Me neither. Just know that I'm humbled by it. "Bedtime story"...lol...that's funny. I think I will write a series of odd and horrifying bedtime story themed poems now. Thanks for the inspiration. I've been reading Aesop's Fables & the Grimm's lately anyway.
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Favorite Quote:
"I know myself... but that is all!" -F. Scott Fitzgerald in "This Side of Paradise"<br /> "A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman." -Wallace Stevens
A great bildungsroman poem.
Also, if you want to help me answer the question "Where am I within myself - in my heart, my soul, or my mind?", check out my poetry pleasee. :)