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I am Eagle

September 10, 2011
By sunny.all.day. GOLD, Potomac, Maryland
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sunny.all.day. GOLD, Potomac, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.&quot;<br /> &mdash; A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)<br /> &quot;writing is a struggle against silence&quot; carlos fuentos<br /> You miss 100% of the shots you don&#039;t take.&quot;

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Everything I want in the palm of my hand
But I feel trapped inside

A loving family of equal trust
Firm in belief and who they are

But I want to fly free
And soar above the clouds

Yet I am confined to these tight spaces
That I hate and fight and try to escape

And at the end of the day
When it is all too much

The thinking, considering,
Lying, the pressure

I just want to up
And fly away

© Brandon T., Manila, UT

The author's comments:
Have any of you ever felt that over- bearing pressure that just makes you want to leave? Flying seems like a great escape; where you can just drift around on the air currents...
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sunny.all.day. GOLD said...
on Oct. 24 2011 at 8:59 pm
sunny.all.day. GOLD, Potomac, Maryland
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&quot;If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.&quot;<br /> &mdash; A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)<br /> &quot;writing is a struggle against silence&quot; carlos fuentos<br /> You miss 100% of the shots you don&#039;t take.&quot;

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Wow, Thanks! :)
CarrieAnn13 GOLD said...
on Oct. 24 2011 at 8:19 pm
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&quot;I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.&quot; --Douglas Adams<br /> <br /> &quot;The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.&quot; --Marcus Aurelius

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Wow, this is beautiful.  I really love how you convey the pressure of family life in this poem.  The rhythm is good and I can't spot any spelling/grammar errors.  Excellent work!