Screams.

by deletedaug23

Published November 2, 2014

A scream goes across the sky
"Hey mom, look!
I can fly!"
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John leans back in his seat and cries
"I am king of the world!
I feel alive!"

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John relaxes as he flies
He is embracing the moment
as he's up sky high.

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He looks at his phone with wide open eyes,
floating above
the city's skyline.

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A bird appears and he's terrified
spins the steering wheel, spirals down,
hits the main street then dies.

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BlueLitMoon
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BlueLitMoon wrote a review Review · Nov 30, 2014

cassaundra here with a review, :D

This was a short poem, but written with detail and great words. I do not have much to say to this other than great Job. There was one thing that I noticed though, how can he be looking at his phone when he is flying? Was he on the ground then? Besides that keep it up because truly you write these poems quite well.

keep writing

:D

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kingofeli
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kingofeli wrote a review Review · Nov 30, 2014

Heya, Ricky here from the Black Knights, coming to review your poem!

This poem has a great flow and beat, a strong rhyme scheme, and is very clear, all of which are good elements to have. There are few unanswered questions, but I think that, in this case, it adds to the poem. While I'm not entirely sure what's happening in the poem, I can still see the image of what's going on in my head.

I interpret this in two ways. One way is that he's a pilot, flying a plane in the sky. He gets distracted, perhaps by the phone mentioned in the fourth stanza. The bird goes into one of the turbines, and then he crashes into the main street of a city, which would kill him, of course. The second way is that he's not actually in the sky, but he's high on drugs. This would explain the statement he makes in the second stanza (""I am king of the world!/I feel alive!""). The bird would, of course, be something figurative--perhaps it's reality coming back to hit him? Perhaps he's overdosed, and then, at the end, the drugs have killed him.

I didn't notice any spelling or grammar errors, so we can skip that part.

All in all, though it was a little confusing, I enjoyed being able to read and interpret this. I give this an 8/10. Keep on writing!

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Transporter23
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Transporter23 wrote a review Review · Nov 3, 2014

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AaricaRae
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AaricaRae wrote a review Review · Nov 3, 2014

I read this about ten times, and am still utterly confused about what in the world happened. I love poetry, but I always wish every poet would give a background story to what is going to happen in their poem, before they write it.
I love your grammar. Thank you for not being stupid.
I hope you continue writing, because it seems like you've got quite the talent. :)
~Aarica

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Redbox275
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Redbox275 commented Comment · Nov 2, 2014

Hey strangelove it's red.

I like the poem but I don't fully understand the message. I can guess it maybe about underage driving because it mentions stealing wheel.

it's about texting while driving

Oh I see



When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.
— Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind