Wicked smart
Cream of the crop
Reputable, golden child - prime role model material
BOOM! You quiver
Your identity is lost
You are a series of yeses
A blank slate - a malleable soul
Robot mode - wide, plastic grin and colourless, dead eyes
Yes, yes and more yes
as the you that was the role model, the shining star, is suffocated
and you discourage and disappoint the many who sought to learn from you, to emulate you
You are too scared to stand for the non-yes
Craving instead the false security of that Yes
~Keri S. Smith
Friday, February 8, 2008
"The Burden of That Yes"
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2 comments:
Well, let me get the discussion going. Yes, I know, it's my own poem...but I am just starting at the top of the page.
I think this site is a great idea. Go, Kings! Thanks Jamila for managing.
So, folks, let's get more poems posted and start discussing.
Over to you!
P.S. Happy Valentine's Day, y'all!
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