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Kotane

Kotane

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My rendition of why the caged bird sings.
I am a bird in a cage
Cawing silently everyday
With a sharp beak
And swifter tongue,
I want release.
This truth welling up inside of me,
It is the thing that sets me free.
It is the hope that I hold
And pray.
And dream.
And believe.
My soul is under lock and key.
And do you want that man I’ll be?
I lay it all
On the table
For you.
And you may speak with no meaning,
But I always mean what I say,
And I do what I must
To be heard.
So I possess you.
I make you talk for me.
To see
If its just the bird that is hated,
Is caged.
Or is that my soul as well?
Will I remain in this hell?
Can I find the strength to break away
From the bars
And scars that keep me here?
I know why I sing.
I sing because it is my shot to
Trust, love, and gain the key.
It is my voice that cries many times
And speaks many lines.
My appeal to you is,
Why is my soul here in the first place?

03-Jun-2010 14:11:04 - Last edited on 09-Jun-2010 00:33:06 by Kotane

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Yrolg,

1.1Introduction
1.2Index
1.3Joining, Membership, and Mission Statement
1.4Thread Rules, Guidelines, and Expectations
1.5Tips and Hints for Writing
1.6Tips and Hints for Writing, continued
1.7Tips and Hints for Reading
1.8Tips and Hints for Reading, continued
1.9Poet of the Week
1.10Poem of the Week
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A few things. This is REALLY bothering me.
• 1.9 and 1.10 are switched. Poet is 1.10, not 1.9.
• They have been there for 2 months+. I think that you should seriously take some poems that are written on THIS thread, and post them there. Another thing you should do is the poet of the week from THIS thread, tell how they have exceeded and some other things. :) * I think you should make a list of how many poets there are currently active on this thread, and their names, to show how full this thread has gotten.
• I also think that you should post like... a ranking list... such as Beginner, Poet, Poet Extrodinare, blah blah blah... to show all the good peeps and stuff.
• I think art should also be incorporated into this thread. Such as ASCII. If you need me to tell you more about it, just ask. :)

08-Jun-2010 04:27:53 - Last edited on 08-Jun-2010 04:28:06 by [#J2YKVQ2SL]

Kotane

Kotane

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BUMP! We need more submissions! Tell your friends, relatives, acquaitances, anyone you know, to submit poetry on this thread. But we desperately need critics of poetry on this thread as well. How is anyone supposed to improve on their poetry if no one gives any feedback? Just a thought.

So keep on submitting, and i shall as well. Keep reviewing, and I shall as well.

10-Jun-2010 14:04:57

Yrolg

Yrolg

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Mr MechaWiz,
Hello. This concerns your poem on post 1 of the previous page. :)
I thought that your verse was rather elementary, which is not to say bad. You had a fairly decent rendition of it, though you do warp it through inconsistencies in the piece. One such place is the word "ridiculous" and its derivation. It doesn't flow well, its accents are opposite to those that you're using. I'd suggest finding a replacement.
Also, I think you're falling into the trap of trying to say something one way, and you sacrifice a lot of your meaning through it. The problem some poets have with rhyming metre is that it constricts how they can phrase certain things.
Overall, it was a decent poem. :)

10-Jun-2010 14:19:53

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