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Break Me Down

March 19, 2012
By LuciaG GOLD, --, New Jersey
LuciaG GOLD, --, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
All that glitters is not gold and not all who wander are lost -J.R.R. Tolkien


It will break me down
Bound to the unknown
Waiting for a light
At the end of this dark tunnel

Bound to the unknown
I grope for warm memories
At the end of this dark tunnel
No light can be found

I grope for warm memories
While shivering from the cold
No light can be found
And no light will be given

While shivering from the cold
A hole in my wings
And no light will be given
As I fly away

A hole in my wings
Bound to the unknown
As I fly away
It will break me down


The author's comments:
This is one of my English assignments. The poem is based off of J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.

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Iris said...
on Jan. 14 2018 at 12:50 am
It is very attractive

on Apr. 20 2012 at 5:11 pm
Very nice poem Lucia. The Catcher and the Rye is one of my favorite books!!