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sophie kant
Aug 14, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Running To Stand Still

I have a road and I'll follow it
running to stand still.
Running and out of breath,
heart out of place.
Out of time,
frantic and out of pace.

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weirdelf

weirdelf

17 years 8 months ago

love the poem

really relate. Perhaps alternative titles "Breathless" or "Running Still"? cheers, Jess
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sophie kant

17 years 8 months ago

doesn't feel right

thank you :) i do admit the title still doesn't feel right... thank you for the suggestions
themoonman

themoonman

17 years 8 months ago

Searching at a stand still...

or something like that... I too can relate to this.. we always feel we are never getting anywhere... liked it.. a title would make this one! Richard
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sophie kant

17 years 8 months ago

a title is definitely very needed

yeah... One of the first titles I thought of was "Running to Stand Still". Although I think some of the poem did come from the U2 song, I didn't want to take too much and copy the title as well. It is a great song and your suggested title (which is awfully close to my original idea) got me thinking that maybe I should make this a tribute to the U2 song and make the title just that? What do you guys think? thank you by the way:) it's always nice to hear that people can relate to your poem.
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Samuel Johnnie Green

17 years 8 months ago

I can relate as well

t feel like you've got the whole world around you with so many opportunities, yet you can't do anything with it. Decent to Good poem in my opinion.
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sophie kant

17 years 8 months ago

Yes!

I'm really glad that the message got through. thanks Samuel:)
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Samuel Johnnie Green

17 years 8 months ago

Anytime

Be looking forward to your next piece.
Rett

Rett

17 years 8 months ago

Sophie

Excellent write. Respectfully, Rett: "If life is a bowl of cherries, why am I in the pits?" Erma Bombeck
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nik

17 years 8 months ago

about poem

seems too small and not clearing whole idea what you want to say but good.
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pinksheep

17 years 6 months ago

Have

read this again and shown it my friend to read, there is something in this very short poem that is? i d'ont know a good word to use Sophie, all i can say is that there is something in this poem that is extremely bright and clever-