I was hoping to be happy by seventeen.
School was a sharp check mark in the roll book,
An obnoxious tuba playing at noon because our team
Was going to win at night. The teachers were
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My english teacher made us read this and i didn't understand half of the symbolisms or metaphors.
What a fascinating poem! I enjoyed it very much. Could feel the emotion and see the images.
Congratulations with the Modern Poem Of The Day, A very honest poem profoundly conveyed and crystal clearly composed.5 Stars! A very sad and thoughtful poem.
Beautifully written! I felt 17 again just reading it. Such wistfulness in these lines. I wonder, did they ever get out or did they get stuck in their town? Lovely write.
A beautiful poem well articulated and nicely brought forth with conviction.
I am Jeff Bezos. I bought this poem and disallow anybody else from viewing it. I WILL sue if I find anyone reading it from now on
This poem was so beautiful. It helped me in life a lot. When I couldn't sleep I would listen to this amazingly boring poem to help me sleep.
Cool poem, there are a lot of interesting things in there