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Are you Listening?

January 9, 2017
By LaurenKenobi PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
LaurenKenobi PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.&quot; -Anthony Burgess<br /> &quot;We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it.&quot; -Anthony Burgess


Are you listening?
I scream and shout furiously...why don’t you answer?
  Are you afraid to show me your true colors?
Are you hearing me?
I call out your name...do you know that it’s you I seek?
  Are you enjoying your time in the paradise city?
Are you watching?
I drop down clenching my fists with agony...do you see me on my knees?
  Are you watching reality TV with the volume on mute?
Are you caring?
I feel such pain...do you care to wrap your arms around my shaking body?
  Are you holding back the urge to reach out to my flesh?
Are you remembering?
I reminisce 10 foot sunflowers...do you remember their earthy smell?
  Are you paging through the photo album you buried when you left?
Or are you simply being?
I wonder immense wonders...do you join my blindside, whispering nothings in my ear?
  Are you remaining a secret? Perhaps it is just until I join you...


The author's comments:

This poem was written about my Grandmother who passed away after losing her battle with cancer, and how I wish I could still talk to her and receive answers.


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