Aidan Wood

Aidan Wood: “Great Wall of LA”

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Great Wall of LA

Centuries past,
We forget our history is so vast
So much heritage has been amassed

Written in stone,
We were never alone,
Our history has been sown
Who could have known
We were never alone

Our history is not a mystery
We are connected by our life history
Our damages
Our advantages
Our bandages

Wounds don’t disappear
They’re still here
Shown without fear
Instead of whispered in our ear

Triumphs
Intermixed in our tears
Our history appears

Genocides
Divides
Prides

Independence
Amendments

Aidan Wood

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Hi, I’m Aidan Wood, a current film student at Woodbury. I am an aspiring screenwriter and enjoy writing poems in my free time. I also am a photographer and a cinephile enthusiast. Every idea I have tends to come from a personal place. While visiting the Great Wall Of LA, I conceived of this poem by the idea that we are all connected by our life history, mistakes, and triumphs along the way.
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