Poetry

Hollow

Written by Jacob Ibrag

Growing up, all I ever wished for on my birthdays

was to be as big as the skyscrapers that surrounded my

mothers office. They seemed so confident, everything that I

wasn’t. I was this boy who possessed an overactive imagination

and nothing else. And now here I am all these years later, wishing

that I was that kid again, wishing that I wasn’t as hollow as

the skyscrapers that surrounded my mothers office.


Photographer Unknown

 

39 comments on “Hollow

  1. Ali Qureshi's avatar

    And thus what I feared, I have become.
    Great piece Jacob! 🙂

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  2. emotionsoflife2016's avatar
    emotionsoflife2016

    Nicely done

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  3. Yuhu's avatar

    We’re all glad that you didn’t turn into “the skyscrapers that surrounded” your mother’s office. Lovely.

    Liked by 5 people

  4. youlivefully's avatar

    Amazing.. very nice..
    I have a question, how do we again update the post we had written before? Would be grateful for your help..

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  5. nsheron's avatar
    Nessa Sheron

    I love this! Well written.

    Liked by 1 person

  6. Zola Bee's avatar

    Wonderfully written! I really like this poem!

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  7. Covert Novelist's avatar

    Excellent! On many levels.

    Liked by 1 person

  8. Ali Grimshaw's avatar

    “wishing that I wasn’t as hollow as the skyscrapers” this was the line that resonated with me. This brings to mind a vast emptiness, tall and cool inside. I always enjoy your writing Jacob.

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  9. Kate@athousandbitsofpaper's avatar

    Love your writing Jacob.

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  10. Life on the pages's avatar

    The last line got me like … Woow !!

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  11. XsZ Studioz's avatar

    Well the only way to be kid again is growing up with my daughter, coz i have always dreamt of being a kid and never growing up. What do you do when u you have a 3 year old, keep being an adult and discipline and be a parent or grow up with your child and be balance for everything. So to speak, id like to grow up with my kid.

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  12. taurusingemini's avatar

    We never can predict how we turn out in the future, and, that, is why childhood is the most wonderful time in our lives, because there are, virtually, limitless possibilities of what we dream of ourselves as, and yet, we still must, grow up…

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  14. Zahrat Ash Shams's avatar

    Brilliant words! If only we could see things as they really are, in time.

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  15. sppeac1987's avatar

    Wow, I really like this a lot – struck a chord with me! Great stuff

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  16. Nancy's avatar

    Powerful piece. A child’s perception is so innocent. Then, we grow up and see the world for what it is. This is how your words spoke to me.

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