![]() weedflowerA Poem by Jenna![]() I was inspired by the Beatles song "Blackbird", the Paul McCartney song "Willow", and the title of Cynthia Kadohata's book. It's kind of how I view myself in this world.![]() it sits and watches upon the hill: the children playing at the bottom having lives of ignorant joyful thrills. the gossips eying rumors left and right but their blunt eyes cannot see it watching them that night. weedflower nobody notices you your uneven petals wavering in the wind weedflower nobody bothers you your bleached colors bathing in the shadows weedflower nobody understands you your faithful stem keeping you upright. weedflower it sits and watches upon the hill: the gardeners in the fields around picking all wedding roses in sight. the lovers lying in the grass but their tender hearts cannot see it watching them that night. weedflower nobody cares for you; your unseeing eyes weeping. weedflower nobody understands you but your faithful stem holding you upright. weedflower © 2012 JennaAuthor's Note
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3 Reviews Added on October 16, 2010 Last Updated on April 22, 2012 Author![]() JennaNJAbout"It's a lost and lonely kind of feeling To wake up wearing a disguise I lie in bed staring at the ceiling I don't know who I am There's little that I can Fully recognize." -Louis Sachar, "Small .. more..Writing
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