Once, as I loafed on a
street corner
a man came up to me and
offered to switch lives.
He said that
he would be me and that
I would be him,
and it's really quite easy,
he said,
so I had no choice but to comply.
So we swapped,
and in his body
I really had nothing to do,
so all I did was watch,
as he waltzed around in mine.
And soon, my face became long
as I marveled at the way he
played my life
and the way he
sculpted it to a masterpiece
and whittled it to perfection.
And my face became long
as I marveled at the way he
gave my life,
a beautiful rendition.
And finally
we switched back
and I wondered
what in the world I would do.
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Hey, I'm a junior in high school. I enjoy writing a lot, and I made this blog to practice it and see what people like. Thanks for the feedback.
ReplyDeleteI just read this poem, and its one of the most interesting poems I have read. The reason I like it is because it isn't hard to understand whats going on, but its still deep, and makes you think for a while. Its also pretty funny when you think about it, someone offering to switch lives.
Im gonna follow you too because I really liked this poem, and I haven't even read the other stuff on here yet.
Thanks,
Cory