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To Want (Lost Shoes)

June 9, 2014
By jordan7707 SILVER, Peterborough, New Hampshire
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"Anything worth doing, is worth over-doing. Moderation is for cowards." -Lone Survivor

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Desire, as strong as gravity’s pull (lost the fire, a heart so full)
(I see the path but cannot stay true) Follow in his footsteps, a father’s shoes
Find a ladder, trying, climbing higher (No more laughter, a trespasser, a liar)
(The footprints are straight but my road is crooked)
All I was promised (These dreams become haunted) but in the end








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© Ryan P., Greenwood Village, CO

The author's comments:
This piece is about my dad. The style was influenced and inspired by E.E Cummings. Every boy wants to aspire to be their dad. But in my case, there were never footprints to follow in. No admirable characteristics to emulate and no sense of pride. This poem is the collection of my thoughts on this subject.
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