I hear the struggling singing, the ever-changing songs I hear;
The mother singing, trying to put her starving baby to sleep
The father singing, working hard for that house he just wants to keep
The daughter singing, down by her bed just about to pray
The son singing, hoping to be the man of the house one day
A doctor singing, as he tried to find a cure
A scientist singing, wishing he could be sure
A patient singing, trying to stay alive
A family singing, not wanting to take that dive
An abused girl singing, fighting away the pain
An evil man singing, only thinking of his own gain
An intrusive attourney singing, trying to get the lie
An understanding judge singing, seeing why the girl is shy
One soldier singing, scared of the enemy at night
One president singing, trying to keep up that fight
One family singing, missing their only son
One post man singing, knowing the love he shares is a ton
With emotion and tears, the Struggling sing
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oh my goodness kyla.
ReplyDeletethis was utterly upseting.
i think i might crawl in a hole
and die.
what made you think of such horrors?
love youu (:
Kyla-
ReplyDeleteI really liked your poem. It took me forever to get around to reading some of these, but I'm glad I chose to look at yours! It obviously had some sad subject matter, but it was really truthful and nicely written. America IS struggling, and people like those you described here DO exist and deserve recognition like you have given them.
You also did a good job of reflecting the writing styles used by the authors of the America poems we read for class. Nice job!
this was fantastic. I think this was extremely accurate and i can see all of these stories in my head. America has all these problems and your poem was a very elogant way of describing them nice work
ReplyDeleteThis is AMAZING. I wish I could write poetry...this was a really good portrayal of America and really well-written.
ReplyDeleteChills. I seriously have goose-bumps now. :) By the time I got through the family stanza, you had me hooked. It was so easy to picture.
ReplyDeleteSome of the phrases were a little awkward, but that happens when people purposely rhyme anyway, so no worries. It could have been my timing throughout the poem too. Anyway, awesome poem, even with the sad-but-true subject matter.