Kite String

What does hope mean to me?...

Well to me hope is the thing dangling on the end of a kite string

When you are wondering if it will, or even knows how to fly

You can't help but ask why... Why would this work for me?

Because you were the kid who got picked last for every team

You were the kid that was always "it", in the game no one ever played

And you were the one that would go home and cry to your mom

About how you got a bloody nose and a black eye

But you still went to school the next day because you wanted to try

You weren't the bird that was going to let them break your wings

And tell you that you were never going to fly

No matter how many times they made you cry

You weren't going to let them win the fight

Because every night before you went to bed

You prayed to God to help your head

To not let them make up your mind by wanting you dead

And when you wake up, you go straight into your closet 

To see that you still have that kite that holds your hope on its string

Because it is the only thing...

The only thing that is keeping you alive

So even if you break my kite...

It won't mean a thing...

Because I will still...

Have my string

Author's Note

If you guys want to check it out, I have a video that I made for this poem. It's at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPd_SCKyl8g Hope you guys like it :)

Reviews

[B]

I love how you make hope so real in a kite on flight .....
i was the child who never got the joke
and was always suspended from my surroundings
and went home and built stuff that i never used and read books no one could ever understand
i wasnt part of the school scene
i have always been one in my own world and i had hope in everything
i guess it makes a huge difference to have hope

this is simply beautiful
you moved me
bravo

[Stan Lee]

Great poem Kenzie. I enjoyed the strong message of optimism throughout. Well done and thanks for sharing. :)

[Bear]

This would make a great story for the young reader, it is full of optimism and insight. With the right illustrations, I could see this on bookshelves of almost every elementary school in the country (something to consider) Standing Ovation! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

[K.M]

Thank you so much Bear! Also, if you want to check it out I animated this poem and narrated it in this video I made :) Here is the link if you want to check it out :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvozSzTPXA4

[Bear]

I watched the video, you did a fantastic job with it, when I read it I read it slower with a dramatic pause at the end of each line so I was fun to see the authors interpretation. That is what I love about poetry, everyone can relate to it in their own way and it doesn't take anything away from the poem which is something you can't do with any other form of literature. Again I say well done. Standing Ovation! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

[K.M]

Thank you so much Bear! Your kind words always seem to help me :)

[A hare off]

All we need is something to hold on to, something to gives us this hope, something to lift us when we are down. I like this kite string analogy. Hold on tighly.

[K.M]

You are the best A Hare Off :) Thank you so much for all your reviews, they help me out so much :) I was wondering if you were up to reviewing the video that I made for this poem, it would mean a lot :) Here's the link if you are feeling adventurous! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvozSzTPXA4