freedom

i act different because i am different

                  
                                                         

   

    

       

                              freedom

 

 

  

     w(here)

                                                            can

 

                                                            i                        ro

              

  mp ( &                                              

                                                                              p  lay)

 

with                                                people/out

                                                                              

 

 

                                                                                    l             g           

                                                                                   a          n                    m       g

                                                                                    u        i        or            a     n

                                                                                        gh                             ki

                                                                

                                                                 funofme

 

 

 

               it                                                ‘            s                    so

 

                                                           won (ful)der

                                       to

                                                                         b(alive)e

                                                                                     l

i dont care       w                                                         p

                          h                                                     o                         thinkofme.

                         a                                                  e

                          t                                  the              p

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

written February 15, 1968
photo: Key West Fla (Feb. 1 2011)
This was my e.e.cummings period...It was the first of a trilogy....the 2nd being help(less)...posted
the third has never been read and will be posted next week...for those who care
It was originally posted as "i act different because i am different" actual title is and was "freedom"

Reviews

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Very cool, know nothing about cummings, but I loved how this was put together xD

[Leslie Philibert]

Allen is a clever and gifted writer. This is good, and I`m a fan of concrete poetry in any case, so I loved this.

[Tamia123]

Wow!!! This is so different in a new and refreshing way! I love the quality of the poem itself but what really catches me (and I'm sure everyone else) is the STYLE you wrote it in :) Seems like you've found your niche :) good job!!

[Ruth]

Very intelligently thought out love...it makes you dwell on the words a lot more...this voices freedom in a unique manner and sometimes we need to care less about what people think of us :)
Love it xoxo

[Mockingbird]

sadly i am not too familiar with e.e. cummings works. this is visually interesting. happily i was able to read it the first time. the second time, i found the message to be simple but poignant. it takes courage not to care what the people think. the picture brings to mind the painting by matisse, only in real life. reminds me of cupie dolls. excellent poem.

[Tate Morgan]

And to think they have lived for thousands of years never knowing there was a hell lol Good one

[Shy Girl]

I love when you write these. Makes the reader have to really pay close attention to what the message is or what exactly you are spelling out for us. Love these. One should feel free to be themselves..unfortunatly it doesn't always end up that way. Most often we take a chance and get steamrolled over by pressure to be like what would be considered "normal". What is that anyway? Reality is that if we were all the same what a boring world we would live in..."Freedom" in its self covers sooo many avenues that one could try to live a piece everyday and still end up with more than they started with..."Freedom" to be you is rare ... craved by all...but obtained by few. :)

[allie_arrowz]

the structure is so cool! i've never read something on this site like it. once you can start flowing you understand the message, which i really like because people care too much about what other people think anyways.

[allie_arrowz]

better! haha

[Tasha]

This was so cool. The flow was incredible, and I loved how the letter moved and jumped across the page. This was so amazing! Excellent job.
♥ Ta'Shandra

[Ksmuckler]

This is so cool! The flow is incredible, considering the ee jumpy lettering. I can also see your decades of crossword training paying off here.