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April 17, 2011
By DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
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DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
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The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other--child out of the womb, friend away from friend, moving from each other, each through his own pathway toward the goal-box of solitary death

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I think I wish I were a bird.
If I was a bird, I wouldn’t
Choose to fly. It seems much
Too obvious. Anticipated.

I’d simply sit there
Under the Mulberry tree and savor
The knowledge that I could fly
If I so wished.

Except that I would not wish,
And therefore I would not fly.

In the light of gold and blue
I’d hear the language of the Old,
And the songs of an Eternity.

Stretching my wings
To remind myself of their presence.

I wonder what it would be like
To sit wallowing
in a pool of my own potential.
Knowing all the extraordinary things
I could do, yet spiting the Universe
As I sat, not doing any of them.

Yes, I wish I were a bird.

© Sean M., Apple Valley, MN

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zoekibbelaar BRONZE said...
on Jun. 14 2012 at 8:25 pm
zoekibbelaar BRONZE, Curacao, Other
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Fantastic! My favorite phrase is "wallowing in a pool of my own potential." I love how it contradicts the standard cliche. You want to be a bird, like oh so many other people, but for precisely the opposite reasons as everybody else does. The character that that gave it was really great, being a bird to not fly and "spite the universe".
DeusExMachina SILVER said...
on Oct. 23 2011 at 9:16 pm
DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
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Gracias!      
CraftyCinamatic SILVER said...
on Oct. 23 2011 at 2:02 pm
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very well thought out, i really like it :)
DeusExMachina SILVER said...
on Aug. 11 2011 at 11:27 am
DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
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thanks!     
HannSawyer15 BRONZE said...
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HannSawyer15 BRONZE, North Brunswick, New Jersey
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I really liked this one... obviously this poem took a lot of thought and you phrased everything really well. Great job! :)
DeusExMachina SILVER said...
on Jul. 29 2011 at 11:16 am
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Awesome! Thank you very much!!
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i really like this poem. since so many pieces of writing mention that they "wish they were a bird so they could fly/be free," this was unique in the fact that you wishing you were a bird to do the opposite. i especially like the last second to last stanza (if you count the last line a stanza), and congrats on getting first prize (i saw the vid). keep up the nice work!
DeusExMachina SILVER said...
on Jul. 28 2011 at 3:37 pm
DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
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The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other--child out of the womb, friend away from friend, moving from each other, each through his own pathway toward the goal-box of solitary death

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Cool! Thanks for the feedback! :)
PaigeStreet PLATINUM said...
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Haha. I love it. It has such a particular voice and character.
DeusExMachina SILVER said...
on Jul. 23 2011 at 9:35 pm
DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other--child out of the womb, friend away from friend, moving from each other, each through his own pathway toward the goal-box of solitary death

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Thanks! I knew what you meant haha
DeusExMachina SILVER said...
on Jul. 23 2011 at 9:35 pm
DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other--child out of the womb, friend away from friend, moving from each other, each through his own pathway toward the goal-box of solitary death

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haha good!
TheHangingGirl BRONZE said...
on Jul. 23 2011 at 5:34 pm
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** I MEAN the last LINE. Not poem.
TheHangingGirl BRONZE said...
on Jul. 23 2011 at 5:34 pm
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Wow. I love the last poem.
Kai17 GOLD said...
on Jul. 23 2011 at 1:14 pm
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lol. This poem makes me laugh (in a good way) because you've now made me wish I was a bird.
DeusExMachina SILVER said...
on Jul. 22 2011 at 4:23 pm
DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
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Thank you!
DeusExMachina SILVER said...
on Jul. 22 2011 at 4:23 pm
DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
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Nope, thats really how I feel. part of it is from things I've been told throughout my life and how I feel about them as I've grown up.
DeusExMachina SILVER said...
on Jul. 22 2011 at 4:22 pm
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The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other--child out of the womb, friend away from friend, moving from each other, each through his own pathway toward the goal-box of solitary death

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Wow thanks! You got my point exactly! :)
Emily.L GOLD said...
on Jul. 22 2011 at 1:21 pm
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Very creative ;) I love it!
radicalhonesty GOLD said...
on Jun. 14 2011 at 3:47 pm
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When I read the first line, i expected it to be a cliche of wanting to fly. Yet it was the opposite. Your choice of words is perfect. Great job.
RandomInspiration GOLD said...
on Jun. 8 2011 at 11:10 am
RandomInspiration GOLD, Schulenburg, Texas
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Is that really how you feel or did you just think up the idea for the sake of the poem?