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The Body MAG
December 5, 2008
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.
© Nina G., Nashville, TN
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Look_to_the_stars BRONZE said...
on Aug. 24 2011 at 12:50 pm
Oh wow that was amazing
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 16 2011 at 8:49 pm
Hmmm, what an interesting question you've brought up, and so well worded as well.
PassionFruit SILVER said...
on Jun. 9 2011 at 5:10 pm
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!!!
Kaleighgirl97 SILVER said...
on May. 31 2011 at 10:03 pm
Best ever! Love your thought process.
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on Apr. 4 2011 at 9:09 pm
that was awesome
whatever25 said...
on Mar. 30 2011 at 7:58 am
This is a really good poem, very thought out! :)
luv_4_broadway GOLD said...
on Mar. 28 2011 at 1:46 pm
very thought provoking... good work!
BeatlesLove97 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 26 2011 at 9:22 am
This is amazing! I like how you asked a lot of rhetorical questions-it really makes one think while reading.
Dallywood45 SILVER said...
on Feb. 22 2011 at 5:20 pm
This is exellent!Inspiring and thoughtful...
mandaloreP GOLD said...
on Feb. 13 2011 at 2:58 pm
interesting and beautiful
Persona_Rae BRONZE said...
on Feb. 4 2011 at 8:04 am
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.
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on Jan. 6 2011 at 10:37 am
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