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Stone

Submitted by Kelly Ann Wilson on Wed, 2024-03-27 19:08

Stone
Written by Kelly Ann Wilson

Before I could get my license
And learn to drive a car

Before I could walk across the stage in a cap
And hold a diploma in my hands

Before I could wear the white dress
With the buttons down the back

Before I could find my direction
And purpose
And what I was meant for

My body started
Turning to stone

And soon, I couldn’t move
Couldn’t walk
Couldn’t run
Couldn’t reach

And even though I was still young
I would never again be free.

Written March 25, 2024
© 2024 Kelly Ann Wilson

Style / type: 
Free verse
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Please use care (this is a sensitive subject for me, do not critique harshly)
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Read my writer’s blog at https://kwilsonarts.wordpress.com/
Editing stage: 
Editing - polished draft
Content level: 
Not Explicit Content

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Geezer

Thu, 2024-03-28 09:12

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Without being able to define exactly what you mean by the title of Stone;
I got the feeling that you were thinking of the phrase "Set in stone."
Like, "Now that I'm getting older, and conforming to what society and/or my parents want for me, I'm committed."
I think that many of us have fallen prey to that very same feeling. Type casting or expectations of what and who we are;
makes life difficult for those of us who feel restricted and challenged. Of course, I may have gotten it wrong, but this is my take on it.

I don't see anything to change, this is really well written, and I followed the idea, [even if that isn't what you meant.] Ha ha.
Nicely done. ~ Geezer.
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Tawny023

Fri, 2024-03-29 14:11

This might be of a medical condition and if it is my heart goes out to you. Life is hard period and harder still for some. I pray that stones turn over for you and reveal the beauty this well written poem gave to me.

Geezer

Sat, 2024-03-30 10:35

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never thought of it being a real-life condition; I am equally as sorry, if that is the case. Be interesting to hear from the authoress.
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