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Parachute
April 20, 2010
Falling from the sky
As if to watch the clockwork
of every person shuffling by
to understand our differences
and always know our consiquences
but there is one thing we haven't learned:
When you are falling from the sky
never forget your parachute
before it is to late.
As people stop to stare
some in awe and some in disgust
you have no more stones to throw
no more life to live
and no way to get back up again
without your faithful friend
the parachute.
© Ali C., Hyannisport, MA
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This article has 9 comments.
UnderstandMEClearlyNOW PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 3 2010 at 9:18 pm
your welcome and thx! :)
mkc1 said...
on Aug. 3 2010 at 5:47 pm
I never thought about a parachute as a metaphor for friends and how, no matter what we face, they ensure that we will have a soft landing. It really works for me I like this poem a lot.
UnderstandMEClearlyNOW PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 30 2010 at 6:10 pm
It might just happen! lol! I have a few sonnets I think Eternal Grief, reese's onions (bored dont ask lol), n Love for a cancerous god (This stayed up as one of the top choices in the sonnet section for awhile)
dianaforfree said...
on May. 19 2010 at 10:26 am
just lovely, and plainly true. ♥
UnderstandMEClearlyNOW PLATINUM said...
on May. 18 2010 at 8:20 pm
u need better friends then don't you? cuz sometimes you will need a friend and you won't have anyone to save you when tht time comes
Just.A.Dream SILVER said...
on May. 18 2010 at 8:08 pm
I like it. Nicely written, & shows honesty in it. :)
A_Fate_Unknown BRONZE said...
on May. 18 2010 at 7:31 pm
never put too much trust in a friend. a word of advice.
