A husband and wife
Wanted nothing more than a child
So they tried
By having sex that was wild
And then they had a little girl
But to their surprise
She was made of glass
They couldn't believe their eyes
You could see through her
And her parents weren't pleased
They sent her away
To sail the seven seas
Abandon and all alone
Rejected by the world
She was made of glass
But she was still just a little girl
With no friends
Or anyone to care
She realized
No one would miss her
If she suddenly wasn't there
Early on morning
She climb to the top
Of the tallest building
She ever did see
Then started to whisper
"One.....two.......three"
And with that last breath
She let go of the wall
Shattering on impact
From her fatal fall
Her body line the street
It was a beautiful site
The bits of glass
Reflected the morning light
Her body shine and gleamed
People passing stop in awe
Unaware that this beauty
Came from a suicidal fall
Years have passed, now
And no one knows she's gone
But they still talk
Of that beautiful dawn
Author notes
Okay, not really sure what this falls under. Its based of a book of poems by Tim Burton, The Melancholy Death Of Oyster Boy. A lot of the poems in the book are about weird childern who are rejected by their parents or society or both.
Written July 9th, 2005
What did you think
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great write
First of all, Tim Burton is friggin' amazing! Secondly, This poem makes me think of twisted fairy tales and that is just grand...I think you could have expanded and been more descriptive it it hadn't rhymed...But, great write. -
the title appealed to me, and therefore i read it, and i enjoyed very much so, its a well put together piece, and you have talent, good work
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Your poetry is very sad, almost haunted, it gives it a very poignant quality. I do like it, but it makes me think, and not happy thoughts. As I said don't get me wrong, I do like it, it's very good.Just sad.
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1-10=9 very good
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wow.
this is beautiful.
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damn good......damn fucking good.......get this in the paper or something...it's awsome......and damn this is awsome.
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I was randomly looking through the shameless promotions b/c I was bored, I came to find the name Tim Buurton, and let me tell you a secret, I love Tim Burton and any movie he has ever made except, The one with the Giant Peach.And let me tell you this kicked ass. I loved it. And Tim Burton has a poem book,(looks at self shocked to not have known this). If you can, can you plz give me the title, or titles. I want it/them so bad. I just adore his rhyming. Hey I am bored why not just search, but if youdon't mind, can you please tell me the title(S). Now I'll stop with this pointless rambling. And Thank you. And I loved it. Awesome job.
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This was really nicely written..I like the fact that it is so different from others that I have read..awesome write.
Edited on Jul 13, 11:54 p.m. because 'I did the wrong smiley, hehe im dumb(looks down)'. -
maybe I only like this one because of my AP name, and its reference, but I do like it. the story is great, though sad, with a great ending. Tim Burton is great...and this is obviously of the same vein. fantastic write.
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This is a different write, though very similar to the depresed teens of today, it has an odd twist. Her death is beautiful not horrifying. Your a good writter.
~Lynn
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wow. i really liked reading this, was a great ending i thought,
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Amazing! it couldnt get much better
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Thanks for the comment. No, saying wall twice was a typo.
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beautifully written, i love this one, it is unique and a nice change of pace from the poems i have been reading lately..i have only one suggestion..stanza 4, line 7...did you mean to say wall twice?...anyways great work as always
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