I'm a Fool | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. I'm a Fool

I'm a Fool

June 16, 2010
By ThingOne SILVER, Maple Valley, Washington
More by this author
ThingOne SILVER, Maple Valley, Washington
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
To do is to be- Aristotle<br /> To be is to do- Socrates<br /> Do be do be do- Sinatra

View profile

What a fool I am
So naive, so wrong
In this strange, strange world
I imagined we were strong
I thought we were brave
Together, free and proud
But reality screams
Crisp, clear, and loud
What a fool I am
I believed all the lies
The teachers, the top guns
Pressed in our minds

© Nick C., Boca Raton, FL

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Remembrance
By Rachel Bellah BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Rachel Bellah BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
Whisper
By Loki(norsegod) DIAMOND
Sapello, New Mexico
Loki(norsegod) DIAMOND, Sapello, New Mexico
62 articles 0 photos 2 comments
View profile
Poetry
Secret Crush
By C.J.H. BRONZE
Benciao City, Taipei County, Other
C.J.H. BRONZE, Benciao City, Taipei County, Other
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes the world tries ot knock it out of you. But I believe in music the way that some people believe in fairy tales.&quot; August Rush(2007)

View profile
Poetry
Unspeakable
By niceenouf PLATINUM
Garfield, New Jersey
niceenouf PLATINUM, Garfield, New Jersey
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As we move on, you forget, we both move on, with no regret.&quot;

View profile
Poetry
Diffrences
By Son`ador SILVER
Hamilton, Other
Son`ador SILVER, Hamilton, Other
8 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We all mess up sometimes,but if we make a conscious effort to do good more times than not, we&#039;ll be doing life right.&quot;<br /> Stephanie Perry Moore<br /> <br /> Life sucks, and then you die!!<br /> -Anonymous-

View profile
Poetry
Heart of Glass
By CarlyG GOLD
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
CarlyG GOLD, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.&quot; H. Jackson Brown Jr.

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.