Dancing on Top of the World
They caught his eye,
Those beautiful Twin Towers
As he walked off the subway
Initial thought process was
Impossible.
The disguise of a delivery man
Guided to the top by elevator
Philippe Petite
Held a smile across his face.
Quarter of a mile high
One inch wire
One man
Eight crossings.
With happiness coming through him
And a minute of fear
He embarked on his journey
Forty-five minutes spent
“Dancing on top of the world”.
While I was concerned for his life
He was grinning.
While I was thinking “don’t fall,
don’t fall”
He was lying on the wire smiling
The birds flew over him
As he was lying on the wire
Just living in the moment
He conquered the impossible
He conquered his dreams.
I really liked how you talked about how inspiring you feel like Philippe is in your paragraph. It made me excited to read your poem. Your poem is awesome too. I love how you start it with the part about him getting off the subway. It tells the story so clear and good and makes me understand your thought process.
ReplyDeleteHey Mackenzie! I really like the emphasis you put on stanza 3, you made sure the feeling of his experience was nerve-racking. Throughout the poem I noticed the relationship you created between you and Philippe, which I enjoyed reading. Great work!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your poem, it's so easy to follow which created great pictures for me of Phillippe's story. I thought your last two lines were very powerful for how simple they are, it ends with a very bold tone that comes off as inspirational. Great poem.
ReplyDeleteHi Mackenzie! I really liked you poem, it was every interest poem and creative. also you create beautiful tittle in your poem.
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