If I was given a chance
To toss this life aside
and take one of my choice
Why, that would be just fine
Being a human is a chore,
People fill you with so much pain
After a hundred bad experiences
It's hard to try again
At first, it was too difficult
To chose what I would be
A feather on a flying bird
Or a leaf on a autumn-colored tree?
And that's when it hit me
The perfect answer came
To be a thing of beauty, why
I'd be a picture frame!
I could hold those dear to you
Memories close to your heart,
Or I could hold a masterpiece
Your favorite piece of art
I'd be embracing loveliness
With each breath that I don't take
I'd finally be complacent
My heart would no longer ache
So in conclusion, a picture frame I'd be
And then live out my blissful eternity
Author notes
Hope it's not too long!
A contest entry
- Instead of a Human... by Rianna Bear.
600 points, ended April 17, 2008, 14 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
-
greatt
hey olivia it's aubri..i know it's been a while, but i just thought i'd check up. great poem..the imagery was awesome...buti disagree. a picture frame? they break..and don't get washed..and they're soo. flat. :\
haha other than that it was a great poem.
-
not too long, actually, just right!! this was soo... beautiful and almost made me tear up! *sniff*
no, seriously though, you did a great job with this and expressed it in such a colorful way that made me want to take a deep breath and go "aaahhh" 
. Thanks for sharing and for your entry!
*Rianna
Adding your comment:
