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Seven Ways To Grow Up: A Poem of Ice and Fire

Joshua Derrick
3 min readFeb 4, 2021
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So many vows,

They make you swear and swear.

Obey the king but protect the innocent.

He wondered what he was doing here

And why he had come,

If not to put an end to the murder of children.

Promise me Ned

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Mother I need you too.

I’m trying but I can’t….

I want you to live your life, to kiss a girl

I want to go home

But my father is dying,

My brother is surrounded by foes

I am so tired of being strong…

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Those are no sheep bones,

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Joshua Derrick
Joshua Derrick

Written by Joshua Derrick

Every honest man puts his name to what he writes. Language learning, literature and biology. Blog transitioning to substack: https://deusexvita.substack.com/

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