Angsty Poetry, Mark 2

[osprey_archer]

Are you ready for another round of Angsty Poetry from My Old Notebooks? Probably not, but I found some more and I have to SHARE.

A little uncertain as to how to date this one. The Witch of Blackbird Pond notes clearly date the notebook as fifth grade, but the later descent into a taxonomy of telepathic animals of various kinds (fire lizards in Pern etc.) is just as clearly seventh grade territory… Given the everything about this poem I would say probably seventh grade.

I have a strong suspicion that this poem (in particular, the second stanza) is riffing off someone, but I’m not sure who and a google search has not helped me out.


And in this strange and bitter world
with all things born to die
blessed are those with hearts of stone,
for they will never feel pain,
watching thousands wither and fade,
and knowing only one will fly.

And would you give me just one wish
I’d ask for just another day,
Another day, another day to live
To do the things we never did
Show the things we always hid
Say the words I could never bring myself to say.

Comments

[rmc28]

I wonder if seventh grade you would like Heart of Stone from the SIX musical (Jane Seymour's song).

[osprey_archer]

If it's DRAMATIC and ANGSTY then probably yes. I really should listen to the Six soundtrack sometime; people keep recommending the musical.

[rmc28]

It's fairly dramatic yes, all about how she can stand up to anything because she is stone at heart. (and then she dies)

I saw the musical live last summer, I liked rather than loved it, but it was a good afternoon out.

[littlerhymes]

Peak angst! 10/10.

[osprey_archer]

You go, little me! Bring that angst!

[asakiyume]

Can you remember what inspired it?

[osprey_archer]

No, it's all lost in the mists of time! I don't even remember when I used this notebook. It was originally bought for fifth grade camp but never actually USED at fifth grade camp, and quite a lot of it was never written in at all.