My AP English Lit. teacher thinks I should send this in to the New Yorker magazine. I'd like some feedback first, though. Here goes...
Departing Anxiety
A clinging child torn from his mother,
The child bereft of the nurturing milk,
Longing to bond with his familiar source.
A flock of birds on a driven journey,
Seeking at last better surroundings,
For etching out a new concourse.
A sailor leaving the raging waves,
Which sustained him from the beginning of time.
He withdraws with conflicted remorse.
A caterpillar in a home spun of silk,
Transforming against a will of her own,
Emerges a creature of beauty, of course.
As she takes flight anguish tugs at her core,
Though all new journeys do bring new light.
Anguish forever her driving force:
Will she be a memory, drowning where cast?
Or will she remain at one with her past?
Only Time will tell if her legacy will last.
The child bereft of the nurturing milk,
Longing to bond with his familiar source.
A flock of birds on a driven journey,
Seeking at last better surroundings,
For etching out a new concourse.
A sailor leaving the raging waves,
Which sustained him from the beginning of time.
He withdraws with conflicted remorse.
A caterpillar in a home spun of silk,
Transforming against a will of her own,
Emerges a creature of beauty, of course.
As she takes flight anguish tugs at her core,
Though all new journeys do bring new light.
Anguish forever her driving force:
Will she be a memory, drowning where cast?
Or will she remain at one with her past?
Only Time will tell if her legacy will last.
4 Comments:
niq -
I can't get over it. did u really write that??? okay now uve gotta put up everything uve got. cmon im sure u have tons of great stuff. heres your chance to post it all. i cant wait!
ummm mebbe not
babydoll, i think the school administration would like you to be a memory that passes.
oyyyyyy
and now im berating myself that this whole mandatory dorm situation is my fault.
but i still dont regret anything i did. someone had to do it
AND THAT SOMEBODY WAS ME
- just thank G-d im out of high school.
- oh yah, i still need my diploma sent to me... hmm
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