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I hate chicken wings by ~ilutiern:iconilutiern:



I once caught you
breaking
a little bird's wings.
You said nothing,
so I didn't, either.

            You once caught me
            trying
            to catch a butterfly.
            I said nothing,
            but you called me a fool.

She once caught me
crying
at school, because they
served
turkey
for lunch.
She told everyone,
and you said nothing
        for the next
                    three
                          years
to me.

You broke the bird's wings,
and because of that,
it died.

              I had finally caught a butterfly,
              but because I didn't know how to take care of it,
              I released it.

    That day, those wings were as
    lustrous
    as the day I first saw them.
©2008-2010 ~ilutiern
:iconilutiern:

Author's Comments

For Writer's Workshop. My first submitted/completed ( :lol: ) piece of poetry... for my low, low standards, it's pretty good. :P

And no, the title is not some random thing. :shakefist:

1. I rarely write poetry, but I believe that I often punctuate. This might be because I'm influenced by prose.

2. Yup. I said nothing, I originally had it without the comma, but for consistency and looks I added it. at school, because they This was a completely different line before, and when I wrote this it didn't have a comma.
For the two opening stanzas, I'm considering putting a semi-colon there, but the period seems to be working fine.

3. This is a new poem. I am insecure about some punctuation choices, though.

4. The writing should let the reader feel the underlying emotions the narrator has: anger, pain, and maybe remorse and some reminiscence. I wanted a slightly erratic touch, and didn't want it to flow like water down a drain on a street =P I also wanted to have that personal feel to it.

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:iconpramash:
well, I like it
:iconrescue-is-possible:
aww that's sad!

--
"When you say 'That's so gay' do you realize what you say? Knock it off!"

To Write Love On Her Arms
~Renee's story is now yours and mine~

“We loved with a love that was more than love.”
-Edgar Allan Poe
:iconilutiern:
Thank you :) And wow, that was quick! ^^; Didn't even have time to submit the edit.

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Everyone starts at the same place, and looks in the same direction. It's just that some people get sidetracked.
:iconilutiern:
Heh, thanks! :D

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Everyone starts at the same place, and looks in the same direction. It's just that some people get sidetracked.
:iconmary-cherry-me:
Very pretty poem :)

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...in my panties :noes:

[O.O]
/)__)
-"--"- This owl. You scarred it for life.
:iconilutiern:
Thankies :thumbsup: Did you figure out the title? :P

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Everyone starts at the same place, and looks in the same direction. It's just that some people get sidetracked.
:iconmary-cherry-me:
You hate chicken wings because they are made of the wings of the birds that you talked about in the poem?

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...in my panties :noes:

[O.O]
/)__)
-"--"- This owl. You scarred it for life.
:iconilutiern:
:lol: Then it would be pigeon wings, or something. :P And you changed your avatar, so now it's not seizure pink :noes:

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Everyone starts at the same place, and looks in the same direction. It's just that some people get sidetracked.
:iconmary-cherry-me:
I know, it's a lollipop shaking cat :lol:
It's a new avvie fad. After it goes away, I'll give pink sweet seizures to you all again :iconimthinkingplz:
I quite like my new avvie, but I miss my seizures :lol:

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...in my panties :noes:

[O.O]
/)__)
-"--"- This owl. You scarred it for life.

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