I am the girl
who spread her wings
in the treetops
I am the girl
who has tamed the wind
for flight
it was me you saw
I was the one
blocked the stars out
I am the girl
who’s just like a bird
and I fly
~
I am the girl
swims like a fish
in the river
I am the girl
who pushes water
aside
it was me who danced
beneath the flash
of the sunlight
I am the girl
the stream and the river
are mine
~
the wind
cannot blow me
away from my path
the river
washes over me
then it’s past
I am the one
that the flames
cannot consume
I am the girl
this day is mine
it’s my turn
~
I am the girl
who walked naked
into the fire
I am the girl
poked her tongue
into the coals
it was me behind
the fiddle the day
that Rome baked
I am the girl
and I have no match
but I burn
I am the boy
who spread his wings
in the treetops
I am the boy
who has tamed the wind
for flight
it was me you saw
I was the one
blocked the stars out
I am the boy
who’s just like a bird
and I fly
~
I am the boy
swims like a fish
in the river
I am the boy
who pushes water
aside
it was me who danced
beneath the flash
of the sunlight
I am the boy
the stream and the river
are mine
~
the wind
cannot blow me
away from my path
the river
washes over me
then it’s past
I am the one
that the flames
cannot consume
I am the boy
this day is mine
it’s my turn
~
I am the boy
who walked naked
into the fire
I am the boy
poked his tongue
into the coals
it was me behind
the fiddle the day
that Rome baked
I am the boy
and I have no match
but I burn
© Frank Prem, 2015
020618
Great poem- love the last verse.
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Thanks again.
Yes, I thought it might have been a girl’s turn in America this time about, but not to be.
Cheers,
Frank
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I love the structure of this, the boy, the girl, the wind. Fancifully engaging.
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Thanks Michael.
Cheers,
Frank
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Another beautiful poem!
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Thank you.
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Lovely poem, very powerful. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the piece.
Welcome.
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I absolutely loved this one.Such a contrast and comparisons of the emotions of both the gender.But deep inside we all are the same>beautifuuly penned, Frank.
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Marvelous poem!
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Thank you. Thanks also for the prompts.
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You’re welcome! Thanks for participating 🙂
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