Grassroots (tentative title)

by disorientated   Sep 25, 2005


The kids run to the corner, shirts off showing their chests, to the ice cream van.
the sun rises high, they lose themselves in all thats bitter
the older kids sit on the kerb, one strumming a guitar and fooling around on skateboards
lose yourself in all thats bitter

grassroots and cherry trees litter the field, the kids climb their boughs and eat the sweet fruit
lose yourself in all thats bitter

a lawn sprinkler spits and spits as kids frolic in it, dancing to the joyful music coming out of the boombox
lose yourself in all thats bitter

i sit there, struggling to lift my finger to make my wheelchair speak for me
lost myself in a life too bitter

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  • 19 years ago

    by Spam

    Yeah, i like this one too. i think its one of my favourites, a bit depressing but really good! go you!

    -pammie-

  • 19 years ago

    by HansRik

    Hehe, the first one to comment on your poetry? Wow, I am impressed, because your poetry is really something great! This poem, has a nice tentative title which captivated me from the very beginning. I must say that you are very talented indeed. Very vividly described and very well written. But I must also suggest that you capitalise some of the letters if you want to maintain a consistent grammar. Furthermore, there are some mistakes like "its" instead of "it's" which you need to change. Otherwise, this is truly a wonderful work of art. Well done!

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