PoemsBrowse PoemsSlamsFresh DropEchoes
LearnWriting TipsPoetry TermsPoets & ArtistsBooksFor Teachers
ExplorePoetry GenomePoem MapEchoesTake ActionGroups
AboutWrite a PoemDonateSign UpLog In

We Begin


We begin.

 

We are thrust forth from the womb.

We grow.

We metamorphose.

We argue, learn, love, fall, jump, reach, breathe, consume, hurt, break, push, stretch, calm, change, thirst, understand, lead, follow, hunger,      pursue, play, laugh, run, smile, cry, fly, sink, enjoy, demolish, hug, punch, scream, whisper, give in, care, caress, kill, birth. We swallow back    emotions, hide our own self-trusths.

We become brainwashed.

We break free from conformity.

Follow routine.

Regurgitate half-facts.

Blister and bake under the bright suns of others.

We endure our own individual concentration camps.

 

We End.

©All Rights Reserved

Something wrong with this poem?

Share

Replies are closed for this poem.

Your Poem's Voice

See what makes your poem unique — its voice, energy, themes, and the literary traditions it draws from.

Comments (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.

Log in to leave a comment.