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Steel Statue

February 15, 2013
By Indigo_Ink000 BRONZE, Hastings, Michigan
Indigo_Ink000 BRONZE, Hastings, Michigan
4 articles 2 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'll never let go." Rose from Tittanic


Deserted scraps of useless eroded metal.
Sculpted beautifully into a purposeful whole.
Featured lights penetrate your rustic weary bones.
Every opening, cracks, scrapes revealed.
Elusive twists and complicated patterns.
Flawless, some would call it.
On permanent display for all the curious spectators.
But are you truly loved?
Is this the true face of beauty?
Every piece of you tediously molded to stunning perfection.
Thoroughly organized and diligently crafted.
I feel you must carry a heavy burden.
One that isn't your to bear.
Much heavier than that of welded steel limbs.
Condemned forever in that stance of self-righteousness.
Are you happy?
Were you ever given a choice?
Remarkable isn't it, the strange dynamics of the world.
But then...
You never truly saw the world did you?
Never learned what darkness lurks
The shadows, all sinister and ugly,
But the world sees you.


The author's comments:
I wrote this article about a steel horse statue I once saw.

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on Jul. 19 2013 at 4:03 pm
Sudsinthebucket SILVER, ?, Montana
5 articles 1 photo 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The best and most beautiful things must be felt with the heart.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Helen Keller

Wow that was amazing I really liked the feeling behind your words how they were simple yet strong. This is a really good piece of work keep it up. :)

Waistband GOLD said...
on Jul. 17 2013 at 11:42 pm
Waistband GOLD, Hudson Falls, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;What&#039;s right is what&#039;s left if you do everything else wrong.&quot; Robin Williams

Dude I think this piece of work is great. :D I get it sooo much. Even though something is perfect and amazing and has everything in life picked out for it and its path is laid for it, can it truly be happy if it has never experienced full bodied life? I love this message that perfection isnt all that its cut out to be and that life is bigger than that. Fantastic :D Definitly keep it up.   

Kindle GOLD said...
on Jul. 17 2013 at 11:38 pm
Kindle GOLD, Sudbury, Other
11 articles 0 photos 93 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.&quot; -Fyodor Dostoevsky<br /> <br /> &quot;Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.&quot; - Robert Frost

I like the ending :)

JRaye PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 20 2013 at 5:02 pm
JRaye PLATINUM, Dorr, Michigan
43 articles 10 photos 523 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, &#039;I just don&#039;t care.&#039;?&quot;

Really interesting! Lol never thought about it from this perspective before, I like it a lot! Keep it up! :D

on Feb. 20 2013 at 12:44 pm
carlichrisanelle, Sausalito, California
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This is super good! I'm not into poetry at all and I'm in love with you're poem :)