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Dead...
April 1, 2014
Dead,
Dead,
Dead.
Who defines this term to me?
I may be dead, but I'm alive,
for I am living just to breathe.
Where am I, oh, I don't know,
Am I somewhere in between?
I breathe, I move, and I think,
Yet no life you'll find in me.
Alive,
Alive,
Alive.
What defines this complex thing?
Is it movement, is it action?
For this makes no sense to me.
Is it chemical reactions
controlling my whole being?
It is arguably so, yet...
To be alive is to strive,
and to strive is to care.
I'm indifferent towards the world,
And yet they will stare...
At the girl who is dead,
with a heart that's beating on.
© Kyle W., Pompton Plains, NJ
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PhoenixTears GOLD said...
on May. 6 2014 at 12:16 pm
Thank you so much! it means a lot to me!!
Nella.Girl97 BRONZE said...
on Apr. 27 2014 at 6:02 am
This is perfect! THe tone, the wording, the spacing, everything! And the last lines just put it all together! Great work! I have so much to say for this poem! (P.s. iveadded it to my favorites!)
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