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My Glass Prison

April 29, 2013
By TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
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TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
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First dentistry was painless.<br /> Then bicycles were chainless,<br /> Carriages were horseless,<br /> And many laws enforceless.<br /> <br /> Next cookery was fireless,<br /> Telegraphy was wireless,<br /> Cigars were nicotineless,<br /> And coffee caffeineless.<br /> <br /> Soon oranges were seedless,<br /> The putting green was weedless,<br /> The college boy was hatless,<br /> The proper diet fatless.<br /> <br /> New motor roads are dustless,<br /> The latest steel is rustless,<br /> Our tennis courts are sodless,<br /> Our new religion &mdash; godless.

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Wish I had wings, rain-clouds meet my eyes,
Up and out, that like a bird I would fly.
I fear neither death nor pain,
But rather protection from this free-falling rain.
All my fear, brings,
To my eyes a tear.
Fear of a cage, that I might not escape,
And all chance of expression is gone.
The heavens are as brass, and I jealously see the freedom,
That of the trees in the wind,
And in the ground, grass,
But I am trapped,
Behind this prison of see-through glass.

© Terrin C., Humboldt, IA

The author's comments:
i wrote this while sitting in English class on a rainy day. Despite the soggy weather, I would rather have spent my time outside instead of in school.
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TargonTheDragon GOLD said...
on Nov. 5 2013 at 6:15 pm
TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
15 articles 16 photos 292 comments

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First dentistry was painless.<br /> Then bicycles were chainless,<br /> Carriages were horseless,<br /> And many laws enforceless.<br /> <br /> Next cookery was fireless,<br /> Telegraphy was wireless,<br /> Cigars were nicotineless,<br /> And coffee caffeineless.<br /> <br /> Soon oranges were seedless,<br /> The putting green was weedless,<br /> The college boy was hatless,<br /> The proper diet fatless.<br /> <br /> New motor roads are dustless,<br /> The latest steel is rustless,<br /> Our tennis courts are sodless,<br /> Our new religion &mdash; godless.

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that is what i was going for.
MorningStar921 PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 5 2013 at 2:11 pm
MorningStar921 PLATINUM, Cheshire, Connecticut
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&quot;They made their own choice. They chose family. And, well... isn&#039;t that kinda the whole point? No doubt - endings are hard. But then again... nothing ever really ends, does it?&quot;<br /> --Chuck, &#039;Supernatural&#039; Episode 522

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I would say that this poem accurately describes the feelings of just about every person sitting in a classroom against their will
freeperson DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 14 2013 at 12:30 pm
freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
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&quot;Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?&quot; - Ara Weston

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:) yeah I guess
TargonTheDragon GOLD said...
on Jun. 13 2013 at 6:54 pm
TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
15 articles 16 photos 292 comments

Favorite Quote:
First dentistry was painless.<br /> Then bicycles were chainless,<br /> Carriages were horseless,<br /> And many laws enforceless.<br /> <br /> Next cookery was fireless,<br /> Telegraphy was wireless,<br /> Cigars were nicotineless,<br /> And coffee caffeineless.<br /> <br /> Soon oranges were seedless,<br /> The putting green was weedless,<br /> The college boy was hatless,<br /> The proper diet fatless.<br /> <br /> New motor roads are dustless,<br /> The latest steel is rustless,<br /> Our tennis courts are sodless,<br /> Our new religion &mdash; godless.

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i suppose that was the idea of the poem:P
freeperson DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 13 2013 at 10:50 am
freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
59 articles 0 photos 229 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?&quot; - Ara Weston

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I want wings so bad!! and I love rain and I really hate school. And windows.