Footprints On The Moon

Footprints On The Moon

 

A teacher once told me, “with education, the sky is the limit”,

Throughout elementary and most of middle school,

I believed him,

But, while other 8^th graders were experimenting with drugs,

I was experimenting with creativity,

Outside school,

My mind would run free,

Doing anything artsy, taking pictures, writing,

Anything I could get my hands on

At the start of high school, I had an even balance between school and creativity

Then slam poetry came along and crashed a huge wave of opportunity on my drifting ship,

My mind was constantly creating,

Never stopping the formation of metaphors in my head,

Trying to hold them all in until I got home,

Then homework would consist of one hour of actual school and 2 hours of creation a night,

Then my old teachers voice ran through my head “with education, the sky is the limit”

But I don’t believe him anymore,

I can’t believe I let them sit me down in a chair,

A*s glued to the seat,

Eyes pinned on the whiteboard,

And ears picking up jumbled words and spitting out metaphors,

I may be able to get to the sky with a high school diploma,

But I can land on the moon with a creative mind,

In just one week,

No longer will I have to squeeze my mind into a jar called required courses,

And sit with my a*s glued to the chair,

Eyes pinned to the white board,

And ears picking up jumbled up words and spitting out metaphors,

Never, ever tell me the sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon!

Reviews

[Child Spirit]

This is one very good poem and honestly its fantastic ,
the format maybe off by a little bit just center it and it'll be wonderful
I love the metaphors used in this tapestry its truly a good poem .

[KWP]

Hey there and nice to meetcha :)

some great words here - yes the education system, just another way to guide many into conformity, it is the strong who learn to break the shackles and walk free.

I entered my first ever slam this year - amazing experience. Good LUCK x

[Delmar Cooper]

So many times so many artists have ran, tightly clenched, trying to hold all in until home. Education is wasted on the artist or vice versa. Show them how to sharpen a pencil then back away.

[Young&Reckless]

Exactly! I completely agree.

[Still Growing]

This is an excellent poem. I liked most the recurring phrases throughout, and the overall progression of the poem. It reads like a story, really - with beginning, middle, and a rather satisfactory ending. Nice one.

[BlankCypher]

I love this ^_^
The theme is fantastically relevant for all poets I would dare say!
We all have slightly too much creativity flowing form our minds and it may cause little bouts of restlessness I know.
The writing was very eloquent and descriptive, the imagery was potent and it was just overall a great poem.
Well done man ^_^

[Young&Reckless]

Thanks man! I appreciate it.