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Comprehension

people ask me
"How do you know you're a man?"
and I say
"How do you know what *you* are?"
and they stare
and I sigh
and give up.
if even you can't
answer that question
how am I supposed to?
dead leaves on the wind:
there will be no
comprehension.

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  • i like this :)

    i've never seen a short poem that delivers a message so directly...this is a real good write!


  • Condemd RyeZing
    July 26, 2008
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    Very in depth. Really makes you think. Great job. Best of luck!


  • Beata
    July 26, 2008
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    Deep. I like the title. I like the meaning of it. Great job