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The World and I

February 19, 2015
By Pat_543 SILVER, Chicago, Illinois
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"What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears." -Seneca
"What is in the way becomes the way" - Marcus Aurelius

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My hands shake
My thoughts rush
yet still the words flow.
They gush out
of my fearful lips
They stand tall
as my legs fall small

Its like a crashing wave
that comes out of a calm sea
Now, I may have
a glimpse of awe
and It’s glorified shock.

The waves now subside
the limbs still quake
And I look to see
with fear filled thoughts
the mess made.

© Alex B., Bethesda, MD

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Pat_543 SILVER said...
on Mar. 14 2015 at 7:25 pm
Pat_543 SILVER, Chicago, Illinois
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I was trying to write about the emotions of those experiences where we have to speak, but we are to afraid to. In my experience these were very un-eloquent and filled with anxiety, both during and after the experience. I hope this adequately sheds light on the poem and thanks for reading and commenting.
Mckay ELITE said...
on Mar. 3 2015 at 10:04 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
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― Weihui Zhou

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Can you shed some light on this poem? I only ask because it baffled me, not in a bad way (when I'm baffled by a poem, it's a good thing. Easy to figure out poems are meh.) One thing though: I think you got confused with your "It's" and "its" in the second stanza. Other than that: nicely done.