Sunday, September 14, 2014

Writing Exercise One: Lauren Richards



        The first time I was introduced to Philippe Petit was last year in my English class. We watched a ted talk with him talking about his walk. We also read Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann which was based around his walk. The first time I saw him talk about his walk across the twin towers I was amazed by the amount of energy he had when describing it all. I still wonder what would compel somebody to think that walking across two of the tallest towers was a good idea. That is what I wanted to show in my poem is the moment of him seeing the towers and wanting to walk across. I have never been great at writing poetry so my poem was more of a free verse poem. It took about fifteen minutes to write, however editing it was more of a challenge as I was trying to figure out what to add or take out.


An Impossible Dream

The screeching of the breaks
echoes through the crowded 
and filthy subway cart.
 I begin to follow out
 with the horde of rushing people as I
 make my way to the opening of the street.

As I emerge from the darkness
 my gaze is forced upward
 at the marvelous sight of the World Trade Center. 
 It's beauty is so grand that it became evident.
 I saw my dream right in front of my face in that moment,
 and that dream seemed to be as big as the towers them-self.

 It seemed impossible but I know I will do it.

5 comments:

  1. I love the line breaks and the fact that it's before his walk on the wire. The first person is spot on and the quotes were excellent choices!

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  2. I really like how you decided to put the poem in the perspective of Phillip. I did that as well for my poem and I think that it gives the poem a certain tone and imagery for the reader. Makes it feel as if I am there.

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  3. I laughed when I read how you wrote "I still wonder what would compel somebody to think that walking across two of the tallest tower was a good idea" because it is so true! What a crazy yet perfectly balanced man. Literally and mentally. I also loved your poem because unlike everyone else, at least what from I observed, yours wasn't about that walk but about the moments leading up to the walk and that in itself is powerful. Nice work.

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  4. I like how it was done in a first person perspective. I was debating to do this, but the way how you use the stanzas and line breaks make it seem really like if you were him.

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  5. You have very good use of Imagery it almost feel like I am really there.

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