The Body | Teen Ink

The Body MAG

December 5, 2008
By L.Neale BRONZE, Brighton, Other
L.Neale BRONZE, Brighton, Other
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Is a body unconscious a person still?
No mind is present to govern its deeds.
Does a body have dreams, or a fate to fulfill?
No way to feel it when it bleeds.
Can I be a human, too?
Maybe I’m not even real.
But I am flesh, through and through?
Scratch it up, then let it heal.
Or can a monster have a mind?
An evil thing, or weeping ghost.
Are living and breathing intertwined?
A being punished for its host.
With electrical thoughts, is it ever alive?
Just a skin, an empty shell.
Is the soul really needed for the body to thrive?
A carcass washed up on the shores of hell.



Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 114 comments.


on Oct. 4 2011 at 9:05 pm
PiesAreYummy BRONZE, San Pedro Sula, Other
1 article 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Hey Patrick, can you hear me? No SpongeBob, it's too dark in here."

I definitely love that the rhymes make sense and aren't nonsense. I could write something that rhymes, but not necessarily it will make sense...5/5

on Sep. 27 2011 at 10:46 pm
just_me95 BRONZE, Crescent City California, California
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"dare i ask?... dare you assume?"

you've done well, a gift is definately what you have

on Aug. 24 2011 at 12:50 pm
Look_to_the_stars BRONZE, Kentwood, Michigan
4 articles 0 photos 24 comments
Oh wow that was amazing

on Jun. 16 2011 at 8:49 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity.
~Amoniel

"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.'"
~Thesilentraven

Hmmm, what an interesting question you've brought up, and so well worded as well.

on Jun. 9 2011 at 5:10 pm
PassionFruit SILVER, Templeton, California
6 articles 0 photos 4 comments
Good job, very thought-provoking. it's something a lot of us have speculated about, elegantly put into piercing words. Something that impacts the reader and lkeaves them with something to truly ponder. I love it!!!

spency SILVER said...
on Jun. 3 2011 at 11:42 am
spency SILVER, Irvington, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 75 comments

Favorite Quote:
"DON'T GIVE UP,REACH YOURSELF UP"

i luv it...5/5

on May. 31 2011 at 10:03 pm
Kaleighgirl97 SILVER, Lawson, Missouri
9 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When the rich wage war its the poor who die."














- Jean-Paul Sartre.

Best ever! Love your thought process.

on Apr. 26 2011 at 11:33 am
ArabQuest SILVER, Alexandria, Virginia
6 articles 0 photos 13 comments
Awesome poem! :P

on Apr. 4 2011 at 9:09 pm
PoeticallyCorrect BRONZE, Ellenwood, Georgia
3 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
im not lame 'cuz i aint cripple
u dont know me like i know me
i love you, no i just like you like you

that was awesome

whatever25 said...
on Mar. 30 2011 at 7:58 am
This is a really good poem, very thought out! :)

on Mar. 28 2011 at 1:46 pm
luv_4_broadway GOLD, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
11 articles 2 photos 9 comments
very thought provoking... good work!

on Feb. 26 2011 at 9:22 am
BeatlesLove97 BRONZE, Normal, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve- Bilbo Baggins: The Fellowship of the Ring

This is amazing! I like how you asked a lot of rhetorical questions-it really makes one think while reading.

on Feb. 22 2011 at 5:20 pm
Dallywood45 SILVER, Miles, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is nothing but the echo of joy disappearing into the deep chasm of misery."

This is exellent!Inspiring and thoughtful...

l.iney DIAMOND said...
on Feb. 21 2011 at 6:04 pm
l.iney DIAMOND, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
64 articles 0 photos 52 comments

Favorite Quote:
100% of shots not taken won't go in. -Wayne Gretzky

Great poem it really makes you think what living really is

on Feb. 13 2011 at 2:58 pm
mandaloreP GOLD, Forked River, New Jersey
15 articles 4 photos 21 comments
interesting and beautiful

on Feb. 4 2011 at 8:04 am
Persona_Rae BRONZE, Jackson, Mississippi
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments
I love it too...if only my work would get "submitted" on here

Drox said...
on Jan. 23 2011 at 12:54 pm
So deep and preciouse as if saying your monsterous soul wants to change. Bravo 5 stars i love it

pseudonym said...
on Jan. 13 2011 at 8:42 pm
Wow. That's really beautiful.

on Jan. 13 2011 at 6:32 pm
Gracious PLATINUM, Go Away, Kansas
22 articles 0 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
"life sucks and then you die, yeah, i should be so lucky"



-Jacob, Twilight

I’m still that girl who falls when she runs, Getting back up, because falling is fun.

epic :D  

on Jan. 6 2011 at 10:37 am
neverserious GOLD, Hadley, Pennsylvania
10 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
FOOTBALL AND BASKETTBALL PLAYERS THROW BALLZ...BUT CHEERLEADERZ THROW PEOPLE! -KATE MACCAN

 

IT'S GREAT=]