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To a Brother Growing Up
June 2, 2009
When I taught you
At six to kick
A soccer ball, rolling along
In front of you
As you pulled back
On your two young legs
My own eyes widening
In shock when you dribbled
Across the stretched
Field of the complex
I held my breath
For the scream
Of your trip as I
Jogged to catch up
While you grew faster, more rickety
With distance
Running, running
For your life, smiling
To the world
Jersey flapping
Behind you like
Your own flag, saying
Goodbye
© Tatyana Z., Norwood, MA
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After reading "To a Daughter Leaving Home" I have to agree with @TeeWithTheFuzzyHair . However, it is so similar that I am inclined to believe there is no way that @imperfection was attempting to pass this off as their own original work. Giving the benefit of doubt, I'd say that the similarities were probably the point, as "To a Daughter Leaving Home" is a fairly well known poem.
TeeWithTheFuzzyHair BRONZE said...
on Jul. 11 2018 at 7:59 pm
Uhhh I hate to be the one to comment this, but there is a poem called "To a Daughter Leaving Home" by Linda Pastan that is.... extremely similar to this. I'm not sure if that was the point and you were trying to make it sound similar to that, but I think it is a little strange that the poems are almost exactly the same, except this one is just a little altered... It seems more than just a coincidence to me. No hate or anything, I just couldn't tell if that was one of the points of the poem lol
wuadbwabdu BRONZE said...
on Jul. 3 2018 at 3:17 pm
dumb..
Coby_Thinks GOLD said...
on Jun. 14 2018 at 5:33 pm
You gave me goosebumps omg
JosieSmash BRONZE said...
on Oct. 14 2011 at 6:29 pm
I reallly like this :)
SilverLuna SILVER said...
on Jan. 12 2010 at 1:55 pm
Iloved this because you kind of embrace how others around you are growing up, and to be attached emotionallly...well, it's painful! Great job!
Oh, and thanks for commenting on my work!
Oh, and thanks for commenting on my work!
yaelephant5 PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 3 2009 at 10:12 pm
i love this! so sad and so true.
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“The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." I guess that means we're just products of whoever made us and we don't have much control. The thing is, when people use that phrase, they ignore the most critical part: the falling. Within the logic of that saying, the apple falls every single time. Not falling isn't an option. So, if the apple has to fall, the most important question in my mind is what happens to it upon hitting the ground? Does it touch down with barely a scratch? Or does it smash on impact? Two vastly different fates. When you think about it, who cares about its proximity to the tree or what type of tree spawned it? What really makes all the difference, then, is how we land.”<br /> ― Val Emmich, Dear Evan Hansen