I feel as though
Anyone who comes to visit me
Are visiting
A zoo
They are only passing by
To be entertained
And have fun
But don't even realise
How desperate I am
To leave
To get out of this cage
I'm pacing
And pacing
With nothing to do
I watch them
Hoping maybe they'll understand
But they only smile and stay with me for a very short while
Don't get me wrong
I love a trip to the zoo
But I see them
And think of me
We both just want to be free
Yet here we are
Pacing and pacing
With nothing to do
And nowhere to go
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Leaving Behind the Endless Fields of Corn and Soybeans
PoetryEveryone has that one place in their heart. The two will always be connected, whether they love that place, or hate that place. My place? My town? I love it, I hate it. I've left it behind. This collection of poetry is about the place, the town, tha...
