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Slowly Dying

November 1, 2010
By Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
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See those trees over there,
they're slowly losing their fight with despair,
they can't produce our air,

see those birds up high,
they can barely fly,
in our polluted sky,

see those animals with the sad eyes,
they just want to hide,
from the humans they despise,

can you see the stars at night?
and don't you lie,
can you see the stars through the city's light?

can you see the world crying,
and hear its drawn out sighing?
can you see it slowly dying?


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on Jun. 6 2011 at 6:23 pm
Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
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Thanks! :)

SamiLou SILVER said...
on Jun. 6 2011 at 3:13 pm
SamiLou SILVER, Lee&#39s Summit, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
"Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia"
-John Green (Looking For Alaska)

i like this alot! good message

on Jun. 5 2011 at 8:04 pm
Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
47 articles 35 photos 457 comments
Thanks! :)

on Jun. 5 2011 at 7:34 pm
Branden Navedo SILVER, Oklahoma, Maryland
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I agree with super_nerd. I completely agree with the idea that humans are carelessly destroying the beauty of this world. 

on Mar. 31 2011 at 8:11 pm
Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
47 articles 35 photos 457 comments
Thank you very much! :)

on Mar. 31 2011 at 6:39 pm
the_sparrow SILVER, Chicago, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

I love your repetition and rhetorical questions. And your themes are very similar to mine, I have two poems I'm thinking of posting, one about trees, the other about birds. How funny! :) I like that you point out how our actions are affecting the beauty of life...very nice