Flying. | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Flying.

Flying.

June 29, 2011
By Mimi15 PLATINUM, Belfast, Maine
More by this author
Mimi15 PLATINUM, Belfast, Maine
49 articles 0 photos 73 comments
View profile

Here I am, I stand before the world
… Before you.

And, all of those people down there.
They stare into my eyes,

But, I don’t ever look back.
I don’t need any of them.

And I don’t even need you.
I just need to smile sometimes.

I just need to fly or know that,
Someday, I will fly further or faster than you.

I will fly above you.
I will fly below you.

I will fly around you.
Your feet stay stuck to the pavement.

I’m not coming back.
I’m flying away.

You can look into my eyes,
As much as you want to.
But, I can’t fly, when I’m looking back at you.

© Greg K., New Lenox, IL

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Alone
By bitty09 SILVER
Claymont, Delaware
bitty09 SILVER, Claymont, Delaware
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
The Top
By imperfection GOLD
Gilroy, California
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
17 articles 9 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dream as though you&#039;ll live forever, live as though you&#039;ll die today.&quot;<br /> ~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion

View profile
Poetry
Remembrance
By Rachel Bellah BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Rachel Bellah BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
Motley Crue: I really hear you
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.&quot;Edgar Allan Poe<br /> &quot;A dream doesn&#039;t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell&quot; ~ Colin Powell<br /> &quot;Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom <br /> &quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot;-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
Perfectly
By Christina Rudolph BRONZE
Lilburn, Georgia
Christina Rudolph BRONZE, Lilburn, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
I want a guy...
By grlgotgame BRONZE
Chillicothe, Ohio
grlgotgame BRONZE, Chillicothe, Ohio
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Girls with butts like mine, don&#039;t talk to boys with faces like yours.&quot;

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 2 comments.

IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 30 2011 at 4:43 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

View profile

I think you posted this twice. 

Cute poem, very sweet. 

dia.dreamer GOLD said...
on Aug. 20 2011 at 12:24 am
dia.dreamer GOLD, Kochi, Other
10 articles 0 photos 145 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I saw an angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.&quot; - Michelangelo<br /> &quot;I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart: I am, I am, I am.&quot; - Sylvia Plath

View profile
wow. this is really nice. simple, but touching. I love the last stanza the best! "But, I can't fly, when I'm looking back at you." - beautiful. keep writing. :) and check out my work too.. :D