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A Father No More

March 12, 2014
By Canadotas PLATINUM, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Canadotas PLATINUM, Harrisonburg, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
“As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it.” --Albert Einstein


Nothing to live for
Father, husband, thrown away
“Where did Daddy go?”



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on Mar. 22 2014 at 2:54 pm
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
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Favorite Quote:
I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

This was very well written. At first I was under the impression that it was from the father's perspective. The third and last line put that into consideration. Now I believe it is from a third person's view or maybe the child's? anyway, The stark reality and simplicity was breath-taking.

on Mar. 21 2014 at 7:47 pm
Kestrel135 PLATINUM, Waterford, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Respect existence or expect resistance&quot;

This poem was consise, yet was executed perfectly. It leaves you hanging with that one unanswered question, feeling the sympathy for the person in the poem - especially the child who is asking for their father. I like it. Very well done!