My Pond

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    My Pond

    Stagnating here, in a still pond
    Of self loathing, and regret
    Surrounded by swimming tadpoles and mosquito larvae
    I wallow in my misery
    No one to blame but myself
    For all the wrong turns
    From which I cannot return
    Aged, unhealthy, and unwilling to go on.
    The tadpoles will grow legs and hop away,
    Likewise the larvae will sprout wings
    And begin their parasitic existence
    And I will stay, and stay.

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    willaj1978 commented on My Pond

    01-21-2011

    Momma, you have a new lease on life. You don't have to stay in your metaphorical stagnant pond also known as life.
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    copergirl

    01/21/2011

    i know Honey I wrote this a year or so ago

    BrokenHeart2009 commented on My Pond

    01-13-2011

    I like the use of metaphores in this poem, how "the tadpoles will grow legs" and "the larvae will sprout wings" however you will stand in your pond of misery. The larvae and the tadpoles show life will go on, but the still pond shows you will choose to stay stagnant. A wonderful work of art.
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    copergirl

    01/13/2011

    Thank you for the comment and reading...glad to say I moved out of the pond too. LOL Blessings! Marlene

    When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

    John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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