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We Are Animals

August 27, 2010
By AnneKeli GOLD, Lindon, Utah
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AnneKeli GOLD, Lindon, Utah
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"I live in my own little world. It's okay. They know me there" :)

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They gather together to watch the others do things they can't.
They fight over mates, food, and space.
They are constantly trying to "one up" eachother, always trying to be better than the one before.
They spend time with their own kind, but when one of their own kind is out of place they ignore them.
They spend their entire lives either trying to grasp every concept under the sun, or disregarding everything that has been offered to them.
They can't function as a whole without a leader, but can never all be happy with the ones that take charge.
They lie to eachother, they steal from eachother, they cheat eachother.
We are the human race.

© Dena G., Pittsburgh, PA

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AnneKeli GOLD said...
on Feb. 22 2011 at 9:30 pm
AnneKeli GOLD, Lindon, Utah
10 articles 2 photos 8 comments

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&quot;I live in my own little world. It&#039;s okay. They know me there&quot; :)

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thanks brown eyed susan :) i appreciate your comment :) no you didn't offend me, rather the opposite actually.

i do realize that i need to write one that can put more of a positive light on our societies.

i will get on that :)

love you!

brown-eyed susan said...
on Feb. 22 2011 at 8:25 am
Hi Anne, I enjoyed your poem but it does not reflect your positive energy and happy, productive spirit.  I rather see you fighting to put off the "natural man," reaching out to others ignored or less popular.  To me, you are an example of what we should be.  Love GS
AnneKeli GOLD said...
on Feb. 21 2011 at 7:00 pm
AnneKeli GOLD, Lindon, Utah
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&quot;I live in my own little world. It&#039;s okay. They know me there&quot; :)

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Yes, i realize this is a fairly negative look at our species. It's not how i see it all the time. I do agree with you, we are an incredible and beautiful species!
aDreamer GOLD said...
on Sep. 6 2010 at 7:46 pm
aDreamer GOLD, Redondo Beach, California
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everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege<br /> <br /> the pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous notion, if you pursue happiness you&#039;ll never find it<br /> <br /> a hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver for 5 minutes longer

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so so true! i love reading stuff like this, it really opens eyes. awesome job!

read some of mine? :)

 

AnneKeli GOLD said...
on Sep. 3 2010 at 4:42 pm
AnneKeli GOLD, Lindon, Utah
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Thanks tons guys!! my gosh its so nice to hear such positive stuff!! i love it! thanks for supporting my work! :D
Crying_Tears SILVER said...
on Sep. 1 2010 at 3:01 pm
Crying_Tears SILVER, SL,UT, Utah
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I am fond on pigs.<br /> Dogs look up to us.<br /> Cats look down.<br /> Pigs treat us as equals.<br /> -Winston Churchill

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Or there is this...

I am fond of pigs.

Dogs look up to us.

Cats look down.

Pigs treat us as equals.

-Winston Churchill

spiritualrevelationrevealspainandrevolution PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 1 2010 at 11:47 am
spiritualrevelationrevealspainandrevolution PLATINUM, Eugene, Oregon
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god this is too true, heres a saying you might like, even if you win the rat race your still a rat
MLStamp SILVER said...
on Aug. 31 2010 at 6:40 pm
MLStamp SILVER, Annandale, Virginia
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Thats what we all are. Ameteurs. We don&#039;t live long enough to become anything else. -Charlie Chaplin

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Hey, This is nice I like it a lot! wonderful imagery, please come check out my stuff!
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 31 2010 at 4:16 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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This is all very true, and I love the message that you are conveying by writing this poem. We are this primitive, in a sense. However, it can't be denied that we are also a beautiful species, as I think all animals are. Thanks for writing!