I Am The Ugly Duckling Poem by Nick Oldberg

I Am The Ugly Duckling

Rating: 5.0


The one bird who did not, could not,
Fit in
My mother and brothers laughed
At me
I feel like I do not belong in here
In this place
I am a small black pea
In a sea of white grains
No time or place
Cast Out
Ostracized
Isolated
Different
From my family
Until I learned
I am not an ugly duckling
Not a deformed bird
But a
Beautiful
Gorgeous
Stunning
Swan

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
trash kid 15 November 2020

Did you know the true ending is that the swans got shot down by a hunter

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Mary Gordley 09 February 2008

Oh it is a painful place to be, until you realize as you have that you were always destined to soar. All the best to you and thanks for sharing so beautifully.

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Beautiful reinterpretation of an old tale, wonderful use of that tale to heighten the emotionalism of this piece.

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Frank Cannon 07 February 2008

You have taken wing to graceful flight. Stunning inded.

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