Poetry That Focuses on Theme and Rhyme Poem

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Dear Dr Frankenstein by Jericho BrownI, too, know the science of building menOut of fragments in little lightWhere I\'ll be damned if lightning don\'tStrike as I forget oneMay have a thief\'s thumb,Another, a murderer\'s arm,And watch the men I\'ve made leaveLike an idea I meant to write down,Like a vehicle stuckIn reverse, like the monsterGod came to know the momentAdam named animals and claimedEve, turning from heaven to herAs if she was hisTo run. No word he said could be tamed.No science. No design. Nothing takenGently into his hand or your hand or mine,Nothing we erect is our own._________________________________________________________Emulating the theme and rhythm of Jericho Brown’s poem, on creation“Dust and Dirt”Ash Wednesday made my head spinRemember, man, that thou art dustHad I forgotten?No, but sinIt makes one feel so rottenYou think it’s all right with me if I’m just dirtAnd then the priest says that—and—That soul inside hollers out, “But I’m not!”And you walk outside, and feel sun on the faceHow does any of this make sense? This placeCreated by man, city of manAnd yet here I am, exiled and called backAt the same timeLike spirit and fleshAt the same timeCities, towers, buildings, concrete, wiresBirds, sky, sun, treesBreezeCompetingFor my attention________________________Other poem about getting older:“Growing Older”The things that used to matter don’t now so muchThe things you used to pass by, now make you stop and watchThe thoughts that used to race through the mind are gone nowThe thoughts that linger come from a time past—how?Growing older, getting olderLife is like one big long day that never endsBut now I’m wondering what happens when it ends.
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