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April 23, 2008
By Anonymous

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.

© Anonymous

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on Mar. 31 2016 at 9:07 pm
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This scared me a little bit but in the way poetry should. Love it!
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At first I was like huh? then I was like hmmmm then I said Ohhhhh lol nice work
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Very good at hide the true meaning
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This took me a minute, but then I understood. Very deep.
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whoa ... love this
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this captures the feelings of many teens and their dreams and that they are on a chain and cant get off of it
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This is an inspirational poem and amazing to know it was written by a teen. I hope Carl continues to write poetry as he grows older.
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From the child's eye, and yet serene. wonderful, loved it.
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I absolutely love this poem, so meaningful, but not morbid
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I love how this poem is childlike but meaningful :)))) you are goals
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Amazing Work! ^.^
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you should look up the poem fire and ice on google
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Seems very sad... Congratulations on your success!
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that was a really nice poem n.n that part when the child ask the father if they can fly, then the father says "sure" im just like "bruh, hes gonna flop and drown in the water" but then the son lands on the ground cause of the chain and were just like "when our parents don't let us dream" ^^;