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The Middle Child MAG
No one ever remembers Gene Forrester.
If he weren’t a fictional character
on an all-too-familiar journey of
self discovery,
he might be upset.
(jealous of Holden Caulfield even)
I’d like to talk to him,
If he were real, that is.
He’s like the middle child,
lonely and intellectual.
Completely void of attention.
No one cares.
His story is not a classic.
It’s not required reading for
high-school students across the nation.
Maybe Knowles was jealous of Salinger.
Maybe he yearned for a successful novel
that would spark the interest of
curious teenagers for decades to come.
If Gene Forrester were real though,
and
(hypothetically, of course)
he reads this,
I want him to know that
I remember him.
© Anonymous
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This article has 11 comments.
on Dec. 11 2017 at 6:02 am
i liked it it's so cool
on Dec. 11 2017 at 4:18 am
Fantastic poem,very nice
on Dec. 11 2017 at 3:53 am
very good peom
ambivalent SILVER said...
on Apr. 6 2016 at 10:01 pm
had to look up who gene forrester was, and was embarrassed to do so. i read a separate peace eighth grade year, and forgot him already. keeping the deeper meaning of this poem in mind would make the world a better place.
DontxstopxImagining BRONZE said...
on Nov. 2 2013 at 11:09 pm
I am the middle child of the family, of three girls, the middle daughter and I can totally relate to this, its lovely
waywithwords GOLD said...
on May. 23 2010 at 7:40 pm
I love your poem and I love that book! :) I remember him too.
TheSummoningFreak PLATINUM said...
on May. 23 2010 at 11:46 am
love . love .love it !!!!!
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