I am not a person,
Or a living thing, you see,
I am just a product
Of your creativity.
My arms and legs and hands and feet
Can't touch, can't hurt, can't feel,
But I hope that in your mind,
I'm very, very real.
I have no bones, I have no blood,
No skin to keep me in;
I have no eyes to see things
And no pulsing heart within.
My arms and legs and hands and feet
Are letters on a page,
My skin is paper, blood is ink,
The bound book is my cage.
Your fingers clutch me longingly,
For I know what you feel:
You wish with all your heart and soul
These characters were real.
But oh, alas, we cannot speak
As we've no mouths to talk,
We'd love to journey to you
But, my dear, we cannot walk.
Reader, we seek refuge
In your wild imagination,
I am one of many
In the Ghosts of Literation.
~
Author notes
I wrote this last night while reading Inkheart. BEST BOOK EVA besides HP 7. ^-^
A contest entry
- 100 entries... by Dancing the Rumba.
600 points, ended December 20, 2007, 50 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Cool! I love the theme.
Good luck,
Vivi
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I agree that inkheart is the best book eva! (of course besides hp 7!) i see how you got this from inkheart. it definitely shows. it's just.......i don't know how to explain it, but it's a feel good poem. it makes you feel all yaknow, COOL inside.
see ya lise!
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Such a clever poem I love the rhyme and flow. It's effortless and fun to read. I've never heard of Inkheart but maybe I'll get to read it someday.
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Really good. Well done!
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lol "besides HP 7" I really really liked this one Lise, the fifth/third last stanza was my favorite. Keep writing, and I hope you enter the contest soon!
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yeah the fifth one is my favorite stanza too
I'm still brainstorming for your contest! shall be fun :3
lise
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