I Once Was Poem by Chris Clingman

I Once Was

Rating: 5.0


I once was a kid
but now i am a teen
i used to love to laugh
and now i hardly smile

i once was a fighter
but now i am a lover
i will turn away a fight
unless you attack my heart

i once was a pup
but now i am a wolf
as i work to build my mind
i also work to build my strength

i once was a firey blaze
but now i am a cooling ember
i used to burn with hate
but now i burn with love

i once was an artist
but now i am a poet
i used to draw how i felt
but now i write how i feel

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Muhammad Ali 08 May 2009

and you are changing... and change is life and you are feeling... and feeling is life and you are expressing... and expressions are life! 10.. Ali

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Lady Black Rose 08 May 2009

you are changing into something very wonderful and lovable! ! ! i like that alot....+10 Evil Bunbun

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Wilma Horne 11 May 2009

Really good. It really shows how you are changing from being 'hard' to something moldable and loving.10++

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*I'm not broken. * 12 May 2009

wow, this is amazing. i love your creative style of writing. keep writing, you rock at it.

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Danielle Ward 13 May 2009

Love this poem, especially the last two lines! :)

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Ramesh Rai 29 September 2014

good changes with time. keep it up

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Hazel Durham 17 April 2013

We all change hopefully for the better, life teaches us so much! Great rhythm and flow, Excellent write!

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Alex Medina 16 June 2012

Great show of your transformation. I can relate with basically all of it. I especially liked the last stanza.

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Amber Glistener 12 April 2012

We should never burn with rage but always with love, for that is what the great Lord has given us. I can also relate to this poem and you take my breath away with your works. Keep on going...

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Seairra Kyger 17 June 2009

aww that was super cute i like i like its wierd how even tho were so young we can still see changes in ourself

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