Monday, May 8, 2017

The Once Boy


There was once a boy who dreamed of flying




Told to keep those thoughts away

Told to lock them into the abyss

For " safe keeping " they would say 

" Whats hidden inside can't be missed"

The wings stolen till late May

The truth hidden with a sharp hiss

For " you are but a single stray

Whats inside you are to diss"

Why can't he feel the ocean spray

Why should he be told to hide in mist




There was once a boy who dreamed of escaping 

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, this is great. I love how it shows that hiding can cause pain, or that the boy didn't want to hide.
have you ever needed to "hide in mist"?

Anonymous said...

I think this is such a great writing, I absolutly love the first and last line. And I think the title is like a tiny summary of the whole thing. Keep it up!!

Anonymous said...

The first and last line are really stuck to me I love pieces like this! Keep it up!

Ajax Attack said...

Wow. That was really good. I don't get why the people had to clip his wings though.

Anonymous said...

I had a loss of words reading this. (It literally took me 10 minutes to type this.) When you use those pieces of dialogue to help shape the story, it makes everything so much more better. Not that it wasn't good in the first place. I really enjoyed this post and I am so happy you published it,

Anonymous said...

This is so great! The first line drew me in, and then the last line tied it all together. Those lines really spoke to me. Great job!

Anonymous said...

This reminds me of a movie that had that exact same line

Anonymous said...

This is really great! This reminds me of a old movie. It's short, yet so powerful.

Anonymous said...

This is so great. I agree very much on how hiding pain can cause more pain.

Anonymous said...

That was written so well, you started out well and it didn't disappoint.

Anonymous said...

The beginning and end went great together it shows hiding pain can bring more pain

Anonymous said...

Wow this is kind of deep I relate to these feelings and locking things up.

Anonymous said...

This poem is really good. There is such hope and despair at the same time.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful poem, and it excites the senses for the reader. A bit of forced rhyming, but you disguised it well. Even the poem spreads like wings; very symmetrical from the first, middle, and ending lines.

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