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I am Eagle

September 10, 2011
By sunny.all.day. GOLD, Potomac, Maryland
sunny.all.day. GOLD, Potomac, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you."
— A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)
"writing is a struggle against silence" carlos fuentos
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."


Everything I want in the palm of my hand
But I feel trapped inside

A loving family of equal trust
Firm in belief and who they are

But I want to fly free
And soar above the clouds

Yet I am confined to these tight spaces
That I hate and fight and try to escape

And at the end of the day
When it is all too much

The thinking, considering,
Lying, the pressure

I just want to up
And fly away


The author's comments:
Have any of you ever felt that over- bearing pressure that just makes you want to leave? Flying seems like a great escape; where you can just drift around on the air currents...

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on Oct. 24 2011 at 8:59 pm
sunny.all.day. GOLD, Potomac, Maryland
15 articles 0 photos 69 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you."
— A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)
"writing is a struggle against silence" carlos fuentos
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

Wow, Thanks! :)

on Oct. 24 2011 at 8:19 pm
CarrieAnn13 GOLD, Goodsoil, Other
12 articles 10 photos 1646 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." --Douglas Adams

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." --Marcus Aurelius

Wow, this is beautiful.  I really love how you convey the pressure of family life in this poem.  The rhythm is good and I can't spot any spelling/grammar errors.  Excellent work!