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Your Tree

Uniquely, this poem isn't based on anything or anyone in particular. It's just one of those poems people write out of the blue really. I originally wrote it for a poetry day in my second year of secondary school. Unfortunately, I temporarily lost the poem and had to write another one to submit to the event. It's not all bad though, I found it a few days later and have had it ever since. It may remind you of 'Little by Little' , written by an anonymous poet . It was based on self-development and the cycle of life, you could say. It's been my favourite poem since a very young age.. so I suppose that's my inspiration for this one. Make what you want of it! Your Tree From the dig of our bonds' birth.. The soil on the ground, On the dirt. The smell of Autumn air, Known friends would no longer stare. Although, through seasons children play, The Autumn days would still stay. Bringing please and love among our game. Leaving all memories within a fr

And when the day did come..

When studying the likes of Emily Dickinson or Sylvia Plath's poetry, one thing that could be easily identified in their sentences was the problem. They were sad inside, about what though? Inadequacy? Unrequited love? Fear of total neutrality? It's amazing how some one's pain makes them famous if they find the right words to explain it to the world. So that's where I got my idea. I faced a horrible situation in my life that really did have a major impact on everything that I lived to know: the loss of a very close friend. Friendship is one of the most beautiful things in life, in my opinion. It's a bond that can exist between two completely different people with completely separate norms and cultures, coming from completely different places in society. But the deterioration of a friendship is one of the most difficult things that a person, no matter what age they are, has to endure. Dedications do exist, but I do not intend to make them public. And when the day d