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When I Grow Up
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When I Grow Up |
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Zinsser Senior Member
since 2001-02-27
Posts 1641Calif. |
No one ever said "When I grow up, I want to be" Full of dispair and desperation Unless I have some of these Then comes humiliation From the depths we must sink Degradation from the thoughts We have learned how to think When weve lost all humanism Running only on base instinct Then were stuck in defeatism All is gone, do more so we can't think I know this all sounds crazy And it's much worse then this write seems For when we were all children We too were full of dreams No I don't think any child said When I grow up I'll be a hype Or a crack head on the corner Selling my body for the pipe Connie McDonald Copyright@2001 |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Zinsser, you speak volumes of wisdom in this write, and no, I don't believe a child does anymore than they are taught! Great write. ~ Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance ~And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance ~ I hope you dance. (Lee Ann Womack) |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Strong message and write, Connie. Puts things into perspective, for a moment... One of the most fascinating and accurate lyrics I've ever come across are from David Byrne: "You may find yourself..." Remember that song from the 80's? (I forget the title -- something like "Water Flowing Underground"...?) Just makes me do just that: "Lord, how did I get here?" -MVS "When you tell the Truth, you never have to remember what you just said." |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
yep, well said, we don't aspire to pain, loss, failure, so we must, MUST keep dreaming the title of your poem has be contemplating a poem that will expound on "When I grow up, I'll be old.." as always, I wonder where that perspective will take me...in a poem, that is. |
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Zinsser Senior Member
since 2001-02-27
Posts 1641Calif. |
Mysteria: Thank You for you Kind words Mark: Thank You I'm sorry but I don't have a clue to what song your talking about or who David Byrne?? is VAS: Thanks for reading Write the poem VAS then you'll know where it takes you... : ) Thank You |
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