Freedom Childhood Poems
These Freedom Childhood poems are examples of Childhood poems about Freedom. These are the best examples of Childhood Freedom poems written by international poets.
I Long ForI long for a time
When skinned knees were
my biggest problem
When my most debilitating fear
was an imaginary monster under my bed
I long for a time when...
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Categories:
age, change, childhood, growing
It Is Lonely When You're Among People, TooA tribute to "The Little Prince," by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Little being, descending from your star,
Your heart draws desert animals.
And when night slowly unveils her altar,
Your bright...
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Categories:
celebration, childhood, inspiration, life,
The Now ContinumThe Now Continuum
In the quiet pulse of the present's breath,
Lies the secret, the power that outlasts death.
Not in the past, where shadows cling tight,
Nor in...
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Categories:
addiction, appreciation, childhood, destiny,
Tag3, 2, 1 TAG YOU'RE IT!
I remember hearing on the playground at the age of nine
Lord only knows how much I dreaded this game
The boy...
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Categories:
analogy, childhood, extended metaphor,
My Son I Still Sing ToMy Dear Son,
It’s March
I can already hear you—
small feet like birds’ wings
fluttering through the air
skipping, hopping, laughing
chasing me chasing you
your laughter—
a chorus that fills the...
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Categories:
childhood, emotions, father, father
Wings to Fins: A Flight from Cruelty, A Dive into PeaceWhen I was a terrorized, tortured, petrified child,
I would look up-
into the vast, clear blue, empty space,
and wish I were a bird.
To spread my wings,...
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Categories:
childhood, abuse, adventure, animal, anxiety,
Summer Never Lastswhat if what we had was temporary
a momentary glance of happiness
of freedom
of joy
of reckless youth
a time of love and carelessness
maybe that was where our...
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Categories:
childhood, friendship, growing up,
I Used To Think I Could FlyShe used to think she could fly, she would jump off the couch and it seemed so high. She lost sense of the air but...
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Categories:
childhood, 9th grade, age, environment,
On My Own For The First Time
I am adopted and a single child
having a stammer since pre-school
I also loved soccer to play and watch
at 12, I got to go to my...
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Categories:
childhood, life, soccer,
Big Kid Small TownWhen I was a kid, about ten,
Living in a very small town,
The streets were all gravel,
And I was free until sundown.
I would leave the house...
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Categories:
adventure, boy, child, childhood,
When you ask me who I amWhen you ask me who I am,
I can not be sure what to say.
Am I a savage woman?
My answer might dismay.
Do I know what family...
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Categories:
abuse, change, childhood, courage,
EighteenEighteen
A number that holds so much meaning
Any individual who meets terms with this number never feels content
A singular tie to childhood is all that’s...
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Categories:
12th grade, change, childhood,
UPHILLDad said uphill was home
All we had to do was climb, he said
First was saying to roam,
Mom was afraid if I was dead
Could Not roam,...
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Categories:
childhood, absence, abuse, child abuse,
fruitfruit
we sway in the wind
but i grasp the air
in hopes it can sweep me from this branch
this branch-
preserving the purity of my skin-
is forced to...
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Categories:
12th grade, childhood, death,
ComeHoming - Matthew 15:4You’re an *******.
Words muttered out of context, out of line.
A rage-shadowed truth,
but with such unexpected forthrightness,
it missed its mark,
serving only to deepen our divide.
Home is...
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Categories:
anger, anxiety, child, childhood,