He'll love you when you're grown.
But knowledge is a dangerous thing
when your mind is not your own.
Run,run,run!Accumulate!
But this he never told you
when forcefed like a foie gras goose
and brainwashed like a soldier.
Pretentious and precocious,
peace of mind is just a dream.
Academic swaggerfills the family cash machine.
A plastic wife and palace,
with no one else above you.A life of carrot-chasing
and he never said he loved you.
like you did when you were young,
your bonsaied brain a child again
and daddy got it wrong.
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I love "bonsaied brain". Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteNicely done my friend, I loved it!
ReplyDeletesome divine lines there, well done.
ReplyDeleteAww sad to admire someone so much who never let you know they really loved you.
ReplyDeleteA nice piece of prose and, thanks for stopping by my blog and the lovely comment.
"No longer climbing ladders
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your bonsaied brain a child again
and daddy got it wrong."
- gorgeous, and so sad. You have a wonderful way with words.
Very good write. Plastic wife, carrot-chasing, very good imagery. Nice.
ReplyDeleteWilliam
beautifully written n awesome expressions :)
ReplyDeleteloved it..
PS: thanks 4 stopping by
hope to c u more often
Excellent poem filled with brutal honesty. Keep writing!
ReplyDeleteSome lovely alliterative phrases in this. Great poem!
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http://jackedwardspoetry.blogspot.com/2011/10/this-is-my-mug.html
Hello.
ReplyDeleteA most vivid write.
Sad ending.
Thanks for sharing.
Bashful Lady
This poem is so excellent and so well penned happy poetry picnic
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great tackling,
ReplyDeletelovely emotions.
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"academic swagger" - resoundingingly brilliant!
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Thoughts Of Beauty In The Stillness Of Dawn
that was absolutely brilliantly expressed !!
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ReplyDeleteCongrats for the award. Well deserved.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting poem.
you write superb poetry, keep it up.
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Great message in this poem. Loved it.
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