Thursday, March 24, 2011

The Thought in Process

Schools teach us
Parents tell us
Society pushes us
and we believe

They say you can
They say you're able
They say it's up to you
and we believe

Problems are created
People are killed
Suffering is everywhere
and we believe

They say fix the problems
They say save the people
They say help the world
and we believe

You've the world in your hands
The clock's on the table
It's your turn now
and we believe

It's not what they say we need
It's not what they want
It's what they couldn't
and we've got to think

7 comments:

  1. Note: The 4th line of each stanza is supposed to be indented but the format got messed up.

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  2. this poeme challenges society..... i like it :)

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  3. may i say this sounds like a very fancy poet wrote this,
    splendid job madeline.. splendid job

    .. but for real it really makes you think, and i have to say thats what i like about it.

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  4. Nice Maddie... I really like your use of repetition.

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  5. you should become a poet madeline!!

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  6. Yeah yours is one of the best I think
    It makes me think of a Litany in a Time of Plague the way its set up
    I think you said something of that effect to me in class though?
    But yeah
    I agree with Tonya

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