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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Student poems
Here are three poems from one of my students inside. The first relates to the man he killed. The second speaks for itself, and the third was one he wrote after one of the first spiritual circles we shared. Sorry i am not allowed to share his name, but enjoy his poetry!
Him
As the Spring time Ends,
and summer sets in,
i remember Him.
As I trace the lines in my hands,
from the ends to where they begin,
i remember Him.
As my heartbeat quickens,
and it's difficult to breathe in,
i remember Him.
As my eyes spill forth tears,
'Cause they're full to the brim,
i remember him.
When i think of all the chances,
That I'll never have again,
I remember Him.
Now i know that life is precious,
and how to be a friend,
These things I would have never known
if I did't remember Him.
*****
Inspiration
They are me, and I am them,
Another broken hearted, wounded man,
No matter what they say, or what they do,
It's a manifestation of what they're going through,
And its only to themselves that they can be true,
But they are me, and I am them,
Another struggling while wounded,
Broken hearted,
Man.
*****
Freedom Flight
Within this rust-coated birdcage
Populated by Eagles, Hawks, Falcons,
And the ones who wish to be seen as such;
Wings clipped, hooded, and jessed,
There are the select few
Who still yearn for the open sky.
Not fettered or encumbered with the weight
Of preoccupation with predatory pretense,
They instead would be content
To merely fly once more,
Feeling the wind slice through to their innermost parts.
they would forever forego meat
And only dine upon fruits
If allowed one final opportunity
To feel weightless,
The sun warming their back,
And the future as open, vast, and limitless
As the heavens that beckon them ...
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