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The Unknown


The ones who break their backs and fall on their knees So others can stand; and be heard their pleas They are not seen. They are... The ones who work in the background Who blend in with the walls and make now sounds They are the worker bees. They are... The ones who work in the grunge So in success we can plunge, and say "hoorah!" They are the real "oohs" and "ahhs". They are... The ones we ignore, we laugh at and snore, We call them bore! We take in this lore that just because They are uncommon that we should take all in Their hard work and get the credit We know it's not fair, yet we don't regret it because... The broken bones, the fallen, the background, the walls the worker bees, the real "oohs" and "ahhs", the nameless the so-called "worthless" We are so shameless, for we only know them as; The Unknow.
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Sonja Hand
<p>interesting, &nbsp;wanders, but I feel the emotion... vague emphasis...</p><p>I think it could be tighter... more in line with what your trying to convey.</p><p>Bore? I think you could darken the focus, lighten the words to tighten the meanings.</p><p>Maybe bring relationships closer in context...</p><p>otherwise I like the metaphors.. and the movement even if it is a little out of sync...</p><p>I feel like I want more from this poem... I am a little hungry to feel the people you describe, and I want to know more about them... their mystery? emptiness? their relationship with the spectators in this poem... ok :))) thanks for sharing</p>

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