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Flowers for algernon ( my poem)

Born without the gift of intellect

Not a choice, not something to predict

Wishing that he could just be smart

Never knowing it would tear him apart

Never knowing a woman's soft embrace

Cannot remember his family's face

Just a boy without grace

Was he happy? Or was he misplaced?

But then he was fed by the gift of science

Never knowing it was a deadly alliance

Sacrificed his only life

To lay beneath the operations knife

Smarter and smarter Charlie became

A young at mind a foolish boy without a name

Thought a brain to see the world would give him rest

Until he realized normal life wasn't the best

The cold face of his memories shielded by glass

Broken and shattered they began to crash

Charlie soon met despair and desire

But was this his experience to acquire?

Charlie learned that with science came flaw

Yes beneath it, they never saw

Charlie would be back to himself

Just a boy trapped in a man

A secret, not meant to tell

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Written by
katlyn-orthman
21 / F / American
Published
Nov 13, 2012
Lines·Words
25·172
Notes

This poem was based off the book flowers for algernon by Daniel Keyes I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for an amazing read

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