this is... wow... this is just beautiful.  Whenever I truly enjoy a poem, after the first read I kinda make a face... hehe... like I lower one eyebrow and half smile... and that's how I can tell if I really, really enjoyed a poem.  I read this poem about three times, just because it's so splendid... the setup, the ending, all beautifully done.

Just wonderful work.  I have no criticism.  And I am pretty sure that this is the third one of your poems that I'm putting into my private library.

And I can guarantee I'm going to be reading this one again, today, this week, whenever..

Parasite

Learn to place poetry before people
Before you place your poetry before the people.
~Andrey Kneller

anawnda~
I absolutely love this piece.
This is beautifully written and your imagery is wonderful.
VERY nicely penned.
~Vicky

P.S. Don't forget to check out Teen Challenge #2!

"...until you have read the verse on his heart,
you have not truly met the poet.
~vlraynes

I just read this again and realized it had almost no replies... so I'm replying again... get it?  

"Faith" means the will to avoid knowing what is true.
~ Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche