The Dummy by Michael Mack

Georgia

A different slant on friendship. A little dark - but very real.

Abbi

that was so sad! that is my new favorite poem! i love it!

Jennifer

I really loved this poem I really almost wanted to cry!It made me think about how friendship is important and how you should charish it!Thank you for writing this poem dude its so sweet!On a scale from 1-10, 1 being the best 10 being the worst,I would say 1 with no doubts at all.

grace

it's touching. when you read it is true and the way the words are set is just marvelous.

penny

been there before,feel as if i am now.

Derek

Flows throe the head as it flows throe the pages

sonia

i love it ssoooooooo cool make feel gggreat

Sarah

Hey i read that someone else did this poem for their english assignment. so i read it and decided to do my english assignment on it 2! this is an aawsome poem and it just gets better and better the more you read! u really have talant!

Kairi

this poem is very nice. i like it.

Brad

Wow this poem is really deep, i really liked this poem, i dont know what to say except for that last part with that deep statement, i Liked it a lot

Smrit

REALLY NICE.

chaithanya

this is a wonderful poem . It touched me deeply.

Therese

I liked your poem; especially the juxtapositon of the old man and the marionette. Friends do not always agree with us, and sometimes their differences of opinion help us to see the world in a different way, and thus they expand our horizons, and at times point out weaknesses that we must strengthen. I am half a century old now, and realize that it is important to have friends and to nuture those friendships. In this day and age it is so easy to retreat behind electonic devices where fingers type on keyboards, and eyes focus on cursors, or characters on TV. When in fact, our hearts need to touch and genuinely see and feel that which is in our friends' eyes. Thank you for your poem.

Ruqaya

I love this poem so much. Well done. Keep up the good work. May God always Bless you.

sarah

that is a great poem luv sarah

Manuela (Nellie)

This poem really touched me i think he write very well. It made me feel thankful that I am loved.

deborah

i relly loved this poem,howtrue the words that were written,it really made me think of others

Donnetta

I truly love the poem.

rahul

wow. it waz a sweet funny poem i loved it.

Colette

It was right down down the point and it made me relize that we should treat one another as if there isn't a tomorrow.

parkboy97

Sweet and touching. Undescribable. (is there such a word?) Simply FANTASTIC! :)

jazz

i love this peom.

Luanne

How can i describle this poem? If i could use 1 word to describe it it would be amazing. This beautiful poem has touched my heart so gracefully that i cannot thank the author enough. During the hardest time in my life this poem helped me up when i fell. It made me want to go on. It will be in my heart and sole for ernity. Thank you so much Micheal Mack.

Ashley

It was facinatting but yet filled me with wonder! Great Success

jEffOrD rAy

The poem is so touching, especially the unique way of having a friend. It has just made me realize that a friend (no matter what they are) is far more than an adviser or a companion. I'll give it a perfect 10!

janet

hello, excellent poem!I could relate and it felt like it hit home emotionally. ; I am just tired of feeling so bad. jan

melster

whoa, this is very intense. Coming from a guy, this is one of the most beautiful, yet intellectual poems that have I hav come upon. I applaud ya, this poem makes my antholog all the better. thank you! xDDD

Krys

I understand completely what is talked about in the poem and it really goes along with what I'm going through. I think that having the dummy as a friend is what I would do. It would be a friend, but not my only one and I would share everthing with it or anyone who really understands.

Bernie

excsllent poem. very touching.

sade

hey this was a really great poem keep up the good work

Natalie

I thought that this poem was an excellent one! It's like Genises said in the bible "Everyone needs a friend. " I believe that is true.

tiffany

this poems made me cry because they were so deep and pierced right into my heart and the ending was very sad how the old man never gave anyone a chance

ruchi

a beautiful poem

Jeffrey

I like the Poem cause it talks about Friendship Itself. wahhahahahaha

Akshat

Not much. just few words! PRECISE and PERFECT. If one has THAT vision, then entire life can be seen in this Beautiful and Awesome poem! Life is nothing more than a relationship, friend, love. and that too SELFLESS! I m not exaggerating the things. but all this is felt in this poem! Hmmmm! Have much more to say, but. let it be felt in the silence shown by following 3 dots .

Tracy

i loved it! i think it was so cool

sinead

I found this poem very interesting it really touched me and i think there are people out there who read this poem and are very touch by this poem also ''''' i think it is also very comforting the way this man and dummy died peacefully also. well done

courtney

this poem made me almost cry and had meaning to it. I liked it because it gave me strength to believe and know that everyone should have a friend!

Carolina

I really like this poem and I'd Edvice for you to read it

Kristin

this is such a cute poem!

yidan

it's a nice , romantice and little bit sadness pome. i like it very much.

nancy

My heart was just freed by Jesus Christ and this poem tells me what it is like to live with a heart of stone.

savannah

wow this poemis just so touching i dont see why nobody would comment you or vote for this lovely poem wow its just so amazing i just cant believe it so take my vote and i hope you win ! :] goodness good luck i hope you win!

nicole

Totally awsum poem very touching and alot of people can relate to it its great keep up the good work

vishal

excellent. superb. amazing

Carol

Hey! love your poem. your amazing

dakota

this is a very sad and nice song about how the old man had no friends.

Marjorie

I love the sentiments expressed, the message on the true meaning and need of everyone for a real friend is well though. Anybody can identify with the poem and the author sure shared a part of himself to whoever reads it, thank you for sharing this here. I am inspired.

Rubi

I like the ending because it was funny.

Tracy

Def liked the story, and the flow. Nice Job.

lena

this is a cool poem i like it a lot

Sana

oh my! i LOVED this poem! it was great. it touched my heart in every possible way and shocked me in the end!

Justin

I THINK THIS POEM SHOWED EVERYTHING A POEM SHOULD SHOW. 1 - 10 I WOULD RATE THIS POEM A 10!

Justice

Whin I first heard this poem, I thought it was heartwarming and it's my favorite poem. I love to read this poem over again and think about everything it means. If you could put poems from the best to the least favorite, I bet this one would be first. My vote is LOVE IT!

Morgan

this is such a bomb poem it touches my heart lol

Hannah

great poem, made me cry

Chip

Very good. read it several times

Jew

this poem was quite amazing. i liked the ending which really ended the poem. it was endingful.

Ginger

That was the cutest poem it really touches you!

jesska

Omg i cant belive how well dotn\e this poem is it touched me so baddly and i loved it and that wastruely the best poem i have heard in months cause im looking for poeple do do this kind of stuff for me and itsss great you are a great eprson for doing thsi and sharing ti with all of us

Amy

This poem touched me very deeply and I enjoyed reading it very much. You are a wonderful poet. I never liked poems but, yours is wonderful.

Jakia

this was a really great poem who ever wrote this needs to write more poems like this.

Julia

That is one of the most depressing poems ever, it's fantastic but really and extremly depressing. It makes you feel how lucky you are to have such good friends, I used to abuse the fact I had my friends now I know they're a godsend.

vanessa

NICE POEMS

Rebecca

this poem is a very sweet poem i liked it alot please let us share more like this one

kaitie

everyone needs a friend to be able to talk to, throughout the good and the bad and when you're in need of that relief of mind and heart, you'll do whatever you can to find that someone that will listen, and not judge and that's true no matter who you are

Teresa

I really like this poem it totally touched my heart and your good with poetry!

tony

i was touched with your poem. it just drives home the point that every one of us needs a friend at some point in our lives.

hayley

I knew someone who felt this way and he was very special to me and he took his own life

sean

I appreciate this poem for its ability to reach people & touch them on several different levels. Rich in meaning, each reader is left to ponder & learn from the old man and his dummy. At first, I was touched wih sympathy for the old man in his loneliness, but as I read on, I began to feel sympathy for the puppet, whose friendship was elicited only by manipulation, or the "pulling of strings. " This could be a poem about a manipulative old man who sought to control others. Thus in the end was left with only a wooden "puppet" for a friend. Or, I could also see it this way, how many of our friends are like puppets? Wooden, hollow, phony, they'll tell you anything you want to hear to your face, but behind your back they stab you. And this could also be a poem about phony, wooden friends who give you the nod only when prodded to do so. We all have experienced jealous friends, as well, who withhold approval and always have a biting comment to make. In the end, I could see the old man AND his "puppet" friend as villains, depending on who was pulling the others "strings. " Taken at face value without interpretation, it's a great poem about our common plight of loneliness in a world of people caught up in the rush of life, and in our lonely, sometimes desperate lives, reach out like in the movie where the UPS guy's plane crashes into the ocean & he washes up on shore. with a UPS package containing a basketball, which he scribbles a smiley face on and befriends, naming the ball "Wilson. " Wilson or a puppet, or a puppy if needs be. is a friend indeed to a friend in need! Great poetry! Lots to think about with this one!

Thandi

I Love it

lesbien

this poem is so sexy it makes me feel gr8 coz my girlfriend sent me dis page!

breezy

this is a really excellent poem. i loved it probably the best i have read in like, forever!

Kenny

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veerabhagu

that poem was really a touching one.

Ellen

I give this a ten out of ten, its absoulutly the best thing i heard in years, this should be the #1 poem in the world.

bob

great! lovely! just perfect!

josipa

WOW , theres no other way to put it . . this is a great poem .

jessica

This poem really touched me alot, and my friends liked it alot to. I also love to write poems, in my freetime i will sit and write poems, with my friends.

Victoria

This poem is sad but very touching at the same time.

levi

that was beautiful

caitie

I loved this poem. I was just looking around for one for a class project and this one jumped out at me. I think at one time or another we can all relate to the old man. Wanting a friend just to talk to and that will agree with us. =)

lena

i really like this poem it touched me truly

Tammy

I really liked it. It made me think about my life. Michael, you have an amazing tallent for writing poems. Keep it up! You could go far

paige

I loved this poem it is so touching to know you have a friend even if she or he isn't real

ashley

very nice and touching poem

lau

i giv it a 10. i hav used this poem in 2 differnt poem anthologies and it is one of favorite poems.

Lari

this is a great poem! its realistic and truthful and very inspirational. I love it!

nabia

wow . job well done loved the poem. you know for once i was feeling as if telling my friend that i wrote this 4 him but then i took a moment and said no michael must hae written this from the bottom of his heart. so i told my friend i got it from the net instead of me writting it. he loved it thx a lot keep writting.

Ruth

This is a great poem. I really liked it. it flows great and it has a story to tell.

LINDA

This poem remined me when my dad was in hospital, there were so many men who didnt have friends or famil to visit. My mum and myself used to talk to the men who didnt have anyone to visit them. I think we take for granted our family and friends, they are very prescious and I now value them more

Los

This really touched my heart and I think many people should read it and it touch them too.

Chermelle

This poem is very interesting and CREATIVE!

margarita

this poem was great keep it up

winiffer

this poem i sended to a very special friend who had a fight with me and i apologized. it touched me deep down so much i sended it to her but it didnt work!

chanhuiqi

I really love this poem. My tears rolled down immediately after reading.

staci

Thats the best poem i every liked because i cant write poems that good i try but they dont work for me than they will not make sence to me so well thats good!

chayne

What a remarkable poem! I am looking forward to reading more of your work. I came to this site to looking for insight as to how to be a better friend, thx. My friendships with people tend to be strained and confusing; I begin to feel that i am wanted to compromise myself, that people only want me to agree with them; me thoughts perhaps there was soemthing i was missing when it come to friendship. I still have a lot to learn, but now i will take more pride in my tendency to disagree. My vote is an 11.

Carla

This is so impressive. It is really deep. I can relate this poem to some people I know but I would like to share this poem with a couple of my friends and from now on if i see anyone seeming lonely i will walk up and introduce my self i could prevent some teenage suicide thanx for the great advice in your poem.

stacey

I love this poem because it's true. People don't have someone that they can rely on and really want a friend they can talk to like the guy mentioned in this poem. I think that this poem is heartwarming and makes people really think.

Jennifer

Wonderful!

dichelle

this poem was very good and i liked it cause i could make connection with it in many ways. you should write more poems i will be looking for them around the web. i guess i would find this on poems about friends. sometimes my friends be acting dumb and it be getting on my nerves and when they do i can remember this poem i might print it out and read to them or try to remember it by heart.

Vera

your poem was so true and it really touched my heart ur so sweet and yeah wot can i say ur one of a kind

Joshua

It was good.

aaron

I have never had a poem make me tear up, but as I started to read it sounded like a pore me poem, but I read, the life of the man wakes you up, please keep writing.

Vernon

The poem is profound and has touched me. because I've encountered so many different type of "Friends" in my life. Friends who have proven themselves to not being friends at all, friends who take friendship for granted, and the few who know what it means to be a friend. those who've always been there by my side like the dummy in the poem.

saloni

well the poem is really good and touchy. and it indeed taught us the meaning of lonliness as well as the importance of friends and friendship in life! cheers!

njfinzi

This poem is both sad and true and it reminds me of the poor suffering people that i admire. this old mans hell of a life has made me relise how strong and independent i could be oneday when i'm old and may not have any friends P. S this was written by a year 8 student

Ali A. G

Infact,it is the first time I feel I am forced to comment, even my English isn's perfect,but all what I want to say; " What an excllent poem it is!" I felt as if I were in that sad situation. I hope I can write as you can. sooooo much thanks you both;the dummy and you,Michael Mack

Margaret S

This poem really meant something to me, as in my teens I probably behaved like the old man, blaming others because my dreams had not been fulfilled. Now a contented 60 something, I still see people of my own age behaving in the same way. What a waste! Claire Messud, the brilliant novelist, has written a wonderful short novel "The Hunters" about the same thing. I just wish I could have read "The Dummy" and the novel when I was a teenager!

Julia

I like the cuteness and also the tragedy of the poem. Sometimes a person's only friend is not a real friend at all. I shared this with a friend of mine. It's very touching.

simon

It was just BEAUTIFUL. I LOVED IT!

Rhiannon

i love this poem because its pretty funny

Chloe

I really enjoyed this poem. I felt like I was that!

Rebecca

good one and heart touching. keep gud n keep writing

Piet

The twist at the end is stunning!

Kasey

The dummy. It was a good poem, at my school in Missouri, Their is this girl she is in 7th grade and everyone makes fun of her and they dont like her because they Think that she is nasty, And all i got to say is that they need to leave her alone. I was like if it was you , i dont think you would like poeple making fun of you because your are not smart like they kids in your class. I myself thinks it just mean to make fun of someone that is not as smart and goodlooking as your are. I dont think you have to make fun of them. Ihink it is very cool of you to make this poem.

paige

this is a very nice poem

patricia

This is one of the most awsome poems i have read in a very long time it touched me deep in my soul i could feel God speaking to me through it! Thank you so much and keep up letting Gods words flow onto the paper! God Bless - Patricia

Debbie

I liked this poem, although quite sad, but didn't understand the end too much. The dummy I thought was the puppet, but when reading the end, was it the old man? But I really did like it and read it over and over.

kirsty

i luv it

Morgan

I thought this was a beautiful poem. It makes u think bout what a friends really is, and how much they love u, and will stay at ur side till death or more! LOVE THIS POEM!

s

That is the most sweetest poem i ever heard

Gregory

Remember, the little things in our lives are just as important as the big ones: To me this poem reminds us of that fact.

shelley

i just loved It! this poem is just so touching-- the fact that the elderly man has only one friend - a wooden dummy.

Sara

I love this poem website!

Amanda

I thought that this poem was just great. It was a little depressing, but I really enjoyed the concept, and found it so stimulating and thought-provoking! I especially loved the final line. Well done!

dervla

THAT WAS ABSOLUTLY FANTASIC! WELL DONE!

Ryan

This poem was excellent. It really put friendship into prospective

Bethanie

I started loving this poem before i even finished it. I like it a lot because it has a fun story and it's simple enough for all ages and people can actually relate to it.

shanalie

This poem is so amazing. It was sad that he only had one friend, but it was good that they died together.

Sandy

This poem really spoke to me and reminded me not to become cynical and bitter about life's challenges and obstacles!

Christina

i think this poem is really great and it kinda shows that the only true friend you could have is yourself or a dummy

samantha

hey that was a great poem, it really touched me deep down inside. keep writting.

dervla

that was a beautiful poem you have a lot of talent i was really touched x

tani

this poem is very touching. we have write about our favorite poets in english and make a presentation. i am certainly going tell this poem to my teacher. friendship is so important. isn't it???? when your friends are angry with u, u just can't stop thinking about them. i love my friend but i dont know why she is acting so strangely these days. i hope that after reading this poem, she will be ok. excellent piece of work!

Sara

this poem totally rocked my socks and it was osm and it touched my fragile little heart!

Kendra

I really liked this peom and how it wa written. I liked the fact that even though he never found a friend he made his own friend out of wood. It shows that not everyone needs a human to have as a friend.

selena

I thought it was a very good poem!

Nada

to: Micael Mack this is a great poem, it really made me think, its so true in every sense that everyone needs a friend to sit and listen to our complaints and from to time at least nod. :) you should be Congratulated, nice ryhmes Mack

polly

Such a wonderful piece of poetry! I love Michael Mack's poetry!

Penney

I liked this poem because they were very nice to each other

amanda

this is a avery touchy poem

Jack

it was soo sad. it tuched my heart so much. i think that you should write more poems like this.

nicole

touching

michelle

These are the emotions rumbling in me at this moment in my life. Thank you!

Tia

OMG this poem is great I loved the repetitious "nodded and agreed," it makes me sympothise with the protagonist, and feel sorry for him at the same time. somtimes rebels and outcasts only need someone to relay thier feelings and emotions to. they wouldn't be so off kilter and unsocial if they were given a chance. calling the old man the dummy in the end shows the worlds cruel opinion on such things. wow i really liked this or i wouldn't have written so much! you're awesome!

jakeya

This poem was very good!

penny

you did a good job on this poem big ups!

nancy

I love your poem what is say tere is tru so i wish you become a good poem writer love nancy garcia

venu

Hmmm. So Touching. Felt like i am watching "Cast Away" Movie, who made friends with a football.

Nhat Nguyen

I like how the ending kinda twists everything up :]

shawndolyn

i like it that is so sweet, and my favorite part was the last part.

sonia

i reallly like how you rhymed everything it sounds like a real life storiy i like it very much!

Heather

This poem was good i liked it alot i would vote it a 100 if i could

Gokulakrishnan

This poem really touches my heart

chuck

Sad but uplifting at the same time. What a poetic treat.

W.

A very beautiful, yet sad poem. Unfortunitely, it speaks alot of truth as this is the way some people feel.

Deborah

This poem The Dummy . Wow what can I say. I thought this poem was great. It was well written. Great work. This poem really touch me.

amanda

I really liked this poem because it describes how the guy was feeling and the dummy understood just like a real friend he was there to listen! Everyone needs a friend, to talk to to laugh with and cry even if they cant tell the jokes, or the sad storry its always nice to have someone there to listen to your every thought, dream and wish and thats what a friend is and thats what this poem mad me think! They were friends and died side by side whats better then a friend who stands beside you even threw death!

Maggie

This is a beatiful poem

mariko

this poem is very touching, i felt really sad when i read thru this poem. i think its worth reading anytime! mariko

JA.

Your poem was sooo great. i cant think of what to say. This is the first time i post a comment for anybody because your's was perfect! I LOVE IT ! But the title was not quite suitable 4 the poem. from my point of view. thats all. continue to write poems,im looking foward 4 ur next one.

Mariellen

I won't give my life history although it explains the reason, Michael Mack, for the profound impact your poem "The Dummy" had upon me. It's as though God used "The Dummy" to shake all that is within me. With hope that what remains cannot be shaken. And now? This has become my hope too. May God be my collector of fragil things. Mariellen

jinkin

it is good

vidual

i think this poem is lovly.

Maggie

TThe absoulute greatest author ever is Michael Mack. I have a shrine to him in my room. He is absoulutly amazing.

Brittnee

OMG! I Almost Cryed Im 12 And WOW I've Lived Through Pain All My Life And Have Been 2 Almost 13 Diffrent Schools And Th Only Person I Could Talk 2 Is Dead Well She ISnt Exactly A Person More A Cat But This Poem Touched My Heart So Much I I I. Cryed

Tiarna

i love this poem it is sad and then again it is so happy that the old man has a friend. not only that but it is so moving i absolutley love it to bits

Trueblue

It made me think, all anyone every needs is some one to give them some time and to listen

betty

really crazy but i liked it

andrea

I think it was a DIFFERENT WAY TO LOOK AT FRIENDSHIP. somethings are left better said.

Beatrice

Oh my gosh! I really like your poem. Well writtened! I like it! :) Im gonna send this to my friend, I'm sure she'll like it!

mandy

this poem was great and it touched me deeply and it had an effect on me.

Maria

This is a really good poem, and it has a great message

Perla

This poem really touched the part of me that once felt lonely and friendless. It reminded me of how people simply need someone to keep them company and listen to them in their hour of need. Anyone who will take the time to be kind.

michelle

Wow, that is a genius poem! It reminded me of pinochio. You should write a poem book. Good luck if you do!

ravin

I thought this was a very good poem. A lot of people can relate it whether it being a book or a diary that they can call a friend.

Tabitha

I think the poem "The Dummy" was really good. It had inspiration, intellegance, and a twist at the end. Its also nice that the man found a friend after all.

Laura

This poem touches the soul and heart! Please take a moment to read this masterpiece and it will make you realize the importance of friendship!

kira

hey that was really good you really do have a great talent it could take u some where.

mitul

nice poem,, i liked that last sonnates ,,

ann

Wonderful poem of how solitude can turn into seperatism gone solo. This touched a raw nerve of how this can happen to anyone but most often to the elderly.

Sara

This poem was so moving. This is truely a work of talent. It has to be one of the best poems I have ever had the privilege of reading.

den

i love this poem,it hit me.

Yvonne

This is an outstanding poem. Sad in many respect yet truely a remarkable look at what we all wish we had, a friend that always agrees and yet the poem shows us to be careful what we wish for.

dominique

this was a very nice poem and great for teens to read

NA

this poem is very good and it makes ppl think, no matta how differnet ppl r u should still be there friends

R.

I realy liked it! Keep it up!

Fireblade

The poem is superb with high on emotions. a genuis' masterpiece. keep up the great work.

Lou

I was touched by the poem "The Dummy"

jessie

this poem has irony i love how in the end it was the old man that turned out to be the dummy instead of the puppet. for he truly was because a real friend you cant control, they're free to be themselves and they wouldn't lie to you. even in agreement. wonderful!

Shaina

I like this poem a lot because i just last 2 of my good friends but one was a Fake but reading this poem made me remember i have more friends. that is why i like this poem.

Jacke

It just happened to hit a chord, reflecting the melancholy brought on by the fear of sharing oneself with people.

Paige

very good. 10/10

sinead

i loved the truth which laid deep within this poem which touched me so deeply that i cannot understand, keep writing.

Michelle

This poem is very truthful and real. Thankyou for sharing it.

yolanda

wonderfully dont Mack. wonderfully done.

Rory

I really like this poem, I found out that my friend was really sick today and so I was looking for a poem to to cheer him up and I found this one. It is a really nice poem. The person who wrote it should be very proud.

Kelly

It touched my heart in areas of love, romance, friendship, even lonliness. Thank you for such an awesome site.

Mary

On a scale from 1 to 10 I give this poem a 62. It is amazing.

Rachel

This poem was one of the greatest poems I have ever read. I've been studying poems for 06 years and i give yours two thumbs up.

anon

think this was very touching and beautiful poem- it touched me becasue i have experienced lonelyness and still am in my life, and i think it really captured that feeling and sadness.

p

this poem is very touching and sad

Anastasia

Wow i am really touched by this poem. please make a sequal.

Britt

i like the irony of it

Jamie

I absolutely loved this poem. It really touches you and makes you stop and think. Thank you for making me stop and think.

rachle

the poem was very tuching i never read any thing so lovly keep wrighting pomes you'll magor there and become a billioniar

Thomas

mmhm i like this poem because it shows a good friendship when you have no one around to be friends with.

Jemma

this poem touched me so much because wen i was young the only friend i had was a china doll this poem is so beautiful.

Julia

that peom was nice

Matthew

Touching adn lovly, this poem is so going in my poem anthologoy. I think that stuff like this is great!

Lisa

this poem is one of a kind. Only one who writes can really understand the true meaning of it. I enjoyed it very much keep up the GREAT work.

Salwati

Very poignant indeed. GIves a new perspective about what friendship is suppose to be. to be by our side till the end. This poem is sad. because it showed how lonely one can be without a soul to call a friend

chelsea

this poem gave me the meaning of friendship and loyalty

Heart

Great job. Great person have great mind! Like you! The poem melt my heart. Really it does!Best poem ever read.

laura

I loved thiis poem it is so true about everyday is a gift we have to make the most of it

monalisa

i love that poem it was sad to i would give it a 100%

nitin

it's a moment poem . i'm loving it

Amber

I'd just like to say it was well written, it didn't need any more or any less then what it had. I liked the moral of it in general. Two thumbs up to who ever wrote it. I think everybody needs a friend. Thanks for sharing it with me!

deidra

Hey really great job!

Lane

This was a good poem. I had to pick out a poem for english and this was the one I chose.

Noora

100 stars

jess

it was really awseome, it really expressed so much felling and emoyion. and caputured the picture of what was happenening so well.

jessica

this was a good poem. i liked how the man finally got a friend. but the last sentance, "the dummy and his wooden friend" mad me think. i didn't notice that the first time i read it. this means that the man became the dummy, because of the wooden dummy. it's kind of cool how when you look at something a second time, it's different than the first.

vasantha

beautiful poem. It touched my heart. in this day and age when true friends are so hard to find, it struck a chord.

Elise

GREAT!

Jessica

This poem has really touched me and it's really sad. The poem is really incredible.

didi

this is so touching! you can see all the thoughts behind a person who is lonely, and you wouldnt want to feel like that either, so quickly, find a really good mate!

UNKNOWN

I DO BELIEV THAT THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD POEM. IT REMINDED ME ON PINOCHO- - HE WAS WOODEN ALSO, JUST LIKE THE DUMY.

ANN

This a beautiful poem, I love it. It reminds me of my special friend, because he has always been there for me,just like the wooden puppet in poem, and I love him for that. Again, a very lovely poem indeed.

Stephan

I love this poem. it expresses how I feel. i have turned to a computer for online dating and signing up for friendship clubs but i have never found a friend. prehaps its because i have an eye in my fore head or maybe because i stink of stilton cheese. But i think the real reason is i am in love with my sisters husband.

Jonathan

THAT IS THE BEST POEM I HAVE EVER HEARD.

Amy

This was an awesome poem. It made perfect sense and the ryhming was amazing! I absolutely loved it!

nicolette

it's an awsome peice of work, it's is visual and sends you to that place. very nice writing. excellent job!

Bob

This was a sweet poem

sabrina

i like it.

Kierra

You are an amazing poet and I really love your poem. I really hope that you take this girl's advice and keep writing.

Chloe

I raelly liked this poem i wish mine were as so good

ann

it was emotionally eminent and a touching experience while reading your poem. it explains a lot more about lonliness than u ever intended it to. really nice. i liked it very much.

devon

this peom was so freaking go that I was about to cry yall was great great great great great great great great great prefect perfect perfect

jibe

that toched me so deep it really told me about the dummy his story sad and laughter you could say the is the best but you must have made another? yes i give you ten out of ten i hope this means alot but just remember that dummy very sad alot. if i had a feel metre it would be the top you poem was so deep but i'll remember it alot

Sha Sha

I think this poem is avery great one. It's about life and finding happiness in friends. It's also sad because the man had to make his own friend out of string and wood. So everybody needs to traet peole with the same level of friendship as they would like.

Louise

This was a really good poem - probably the best so far that i've read. It really was amazing, the way Michael Mack wrote it. Marvellous job. I'm looking forward to reading many more of his poems.

katerina

This poem that was written touched me truly. I know how that guy felt having no friends at all,life is simular in all ways.

vera

good one! it was kind of sad but worth reading!

Misty

this is a good poem because it brings many emotions into life. i was very touched with this poem. whoever wrote this. keep it up.

Lindsay

i loved this poem, it really touch me in away because there is guy like that guy by my house. i hope people can read this poem. i will be presenting this poem to my class tomorrow.

Connor

Michael, you're an insiration. I'm lost in a mass of gloom. Maybe poetry can drag me out.

Anna

Wow that was a great poem. I almost cried. I guess when you are surrounded by friends you don't realize how much you find comfort in them. I loved the way the poem rimed but still had meaning and the rythem was really awesome. I can't wait to show my friends that story! I vote it very high!

Christianna

good poem I liked it.

Crystal

This is a very great poem. When I read it I thought of a lot of different things that has happend to me in the past and then the end came and I though of the best movie ever made; where the red fern grows. This poem made me cry.

holli

this poem touched my heart with sadness and joy and love from a poem that i have never befor and it is a very picesful poem that is now never for got

ashley

I really really really really and a million times more lovew this poem when I read the first line I just fell in love with your poem thank you for writing that lovely poem!

Anthony

I think it is good

liliana

that was a really sad touching story

Veg

This poem is good. It worded great, it has a good rhyme technique, and I admit the ending got me.

Tala

love the poem i felt the words and know how the man felt

ulzhana

this is an amazing piece of art. poetry. =). there are three things i absolutely love about your poem:. the title. extremely attractive. =). so to speak the poem has a beautiful face. next. the meaning. so deep. and mainly free. anyone can find something personal in it. and most of all. the ending. fabulous job. so by putting all this together you created a beautiful meaningful "dummy". =D. and they say there is no perfection. =). great job. =)

Elizabeth

very good

kali

this is truly an awesome poem. i think you are very talented and should keep writing. reading all these poems from u made me think that ur a sad person or something. if any of these are based on true stories i feel sorry for u but u really have a talent so cheer up! lol.

jessika

i love this poem it made a lot of since and it really touched me!

Sther

this is a very beautiful and inspiring peom keep writing these beautiful peoms.

Ashutosh

A touching poem which is equally true of our times when one person "does not have the time" or the inclination to help other people who are actually not in need of help but pure, unblemished love. Their only wish . to belong ! Do keep on posting such poems. Goodluck !

Brandi

I love this poem good job

tranell

I absolutly,positivly love and enjoyed reading this poem. i mean. i hust wish how i could put it in words,how much i enjoyed it, but i can't. while reading the poem i thought the litle puppet the man created was the dummy, but when i finished reading it, i realized the man was the dummy for blaming everyone, but himself for his problems. i can DEFINETLY see you as a poet in the near future, and i wish you the best of luck, and pray you suceed. bye!

Jose

Yo i loved this poem it had a sense of loneliness and reasurriness that sometimes people need you know

jamall

it realy toched my heart

Tina

This touched my heart to the deepest depths,,,too often people are forgotten,,they get old,,and society thinks they are of no use no more. its lonely when you are old and have no friends,,everybody needs friends,,so the next time you see a old person,,young ,,or whatever sto and say hi to them you just dont know how happy you will make the person feel. this is a great poem,,ty for the author who wrote it.

Jennifer

i thought this poem was very touching. i came here looking for ideas to help me in english and i saw this and thought it would help. whoever wrote this did a really good job.

michael

This poem is really sad in a way and I think the author did a great job in writing this poem. I will be sharing it with my classmates and teacher, thanks.

Jessi

This poem was very touching, i really enjoyed reading it. Jessi Sanderson, 13

becky

very sad but touching.

de

i love the poem,it touched me.

wynonna

this poem is really awesome and really cool!

samson

This is a very good poem. I loved it!

Lizzi

This poem touched me because it is so much like real life. Oftentimes, we make a friend, we hope to be accepted by them and be able to talk about anything. We are friends for a while, maybe even a long time, and then something happens. it could be anything, usually a silly reason that this argument breaks out, and then two people are in the miserable dark without a friend. This has happened to me so often that i truly wish that i wont have any more friends. If any person ever has any friend problems, i hope you come out of it okay. Just know that everybody has problems, all that you can do is forgive and forget what happened. Also, you should love your enemies as you should love anyone, EVERYONE needs someone to love them and care about them.

Kipar

this poem is awesome. as i was sitting in the COM library,i couldn't think of a good topic. so i searched google and read this poem. after reading this poem, i was fascinated by this poem and thought it would be best for me to talk about friendship. thank you very much. oh yeah, i was really touched by this poem because it reminds of the many heartaches that i've done to my friends. makes me want to walk up to them and apologize. ey poet, you're the man.

Kelsey

this is good i like it i started crying i really like this poem.

Alex

I loved that poem. You are a great poet!

Jenny

I love this poem. its awsum!

casey

I thought this poem was perfect. Never let anyone put you just keep writing! You are brillaint! That poem was so touching relating to others. Follow yoour dreams! KEEP writing by making poems that really are touched ny the heart!

Theresa

absolulely beautiful poem, I have read them all and you are a brillent and most talented poet. I have read alot of poems in my life, and you are by far the best poet ever read.

Soph

I loved this poem. it touched me in many ways. I don't fully understand it, but I found it very very touching. Thank you.

Anna

This poem really touched me. I don't know what to say. This almost how I feel with me and my best friend.

Kelly

THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST POEMS I HAVE EVER READ! IT BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES, GOOD JOB ON WRITING THIS POEM IT WAS FANTASTIC!

dante

Beatiful , loved it, this is what touches all those who are feeling down

Mary

loved it! two thumbs up!

Ann MArie

So touching because of the truth behind it.

Dina

i LOVE this poem how thw author put all the words together was amazing. i LOVE this poem!

kanishkaa

this aptly a poem of . thats what i thought when i read this poem, becos i dont have any real freinds .

Corinna

This poem really tells a lot about friendship. Sometimes we only have one friend but he/she is our dummy. So invest in the friendships you have. It is never a wasted time!

Samantha

This is a great poem keep up the good job

Kayla

I raed the poem the Dummy. I just want to say wow that touched me. what is really bad is that some people do go through out thier lifes and never do find that one true friend, or they have a true friend but like this man in the poem never realizes it. that's what's sad. anyways i liked it and i think the author did a great job. keep up the good work.

clarissa

ur poem is so creative the way u have this person alone in the world and have him fined a friend even though it's wooden(which im pretty sure is a metophor for spme thing or someone else) either way i luved it!

Krystal

This Poem is so awsome

leanne

i loved this peom it just reminds me of my mates

Mia

This is a very good poem. Good writing style, message and rhythm.

H.R.

it touched me and it was sad and happy then in the middle.

shannon

truly fantastic!

Brittany

I used to be this way. I once had no friends and I know how it feels. I made a friend inside of myself who was like the mans dummy. I thought that tha poem was very touching. I wish i could talk to the person who made that poem and how good of a job he did on it. *~Brittany~*

rekha

I simply love the poem for what it is! It makes me dumbfound and awestruck about the whole meaning of friendship that is has bought out so beautifully in this poem! Its simply so superb and so very TRUE!

Rachel

I thought this was an amazing poem. I went to a few other websites to find a friendship poem that truely moved me. They were all lacking. However this poem drew me in from the first line. Thank you for putting your thoughts on paper and allowing us to enjoy it.

maddi

The best! it lifted me and gave me hope!

ECM

Ecxellent

ruby

this poems really made me think those times i critized people because of the way they looked and not even consider talking to them. i loved it

S.

10

Shanthi

Beautifully said, Touched by the sensitivity of the writer. Bravo

kaelyn

i liked your poem it was neat it has some joy along with sad but altoghether it was much fun and hope to read another one! your friend kaelyn

Ashaolu

Nothing is more inspiring and touching than when you see someone who speaks your true mind. I'm really touched by your poeem, I must confess; and I pray the Almighty God bestows you with an outright divine inspiration. Toluwashe

holly

hey, this poem was really heart warming it really touched me you have talent x x

Tiffany

I really, really enjoyed this poem, and all of his other poems. You don't find many people today that can write the way that this man can. Keep doing your thing cause I enjy it.

Britney

This poem was a good poem to me. i like the way this poem was the dummy it was great keep it up.

sapphira

Nice poem!

bristle

I write poems I think you have some real talent

jacqueline

Excellent, This made me laugh so much. It is the first time I have voted for anything and just had to let you know. We have a fun game in our family with two teams I lead the buddies and My dad leads the Dummies. We look for material for fun for meetings and birthdays etc. My dad being a carpenter certainly fashions things out of wood and is now making his own dummy. You have given us such fun. My dad is getting on and is wrinkled, he was lonely and so moved to be near me and so began the game, it has brought lonely people together fun but under a real message. Thanks

julie

this poem was so sad it reminded me of my friend vthat died of lonliness cause i moved and she died

thulasi

good and heart touching

Sydney

All the voters only commented about friendship and loneliness. But I am freaked out by the last sentence-- "The dummy and his wooden friend" The man became The Dummy, instead of the little puppet he made, by indulging in self-agreement. This is scary, like, he turned crazy because of that. I also can see how you look at the world, at least from at the time you wrote that poem. This a poem that's . I don't know, sounds spooky in a way, hollow-ish.

victoria

Oh My Gosh! it was great i loved how it connected with the readers it was just so fantastic i think Micheal Mack should write more and make poetry books about anything!Once again it was Great!

chris

wow! i was looking for inspiration to write a song and seriously was touched by this. its strange how i started trying to find one about having a close friend and found this one thats so different to what i expected. thank you for this.

mallory

this poem took my breathe away. he has the way with words!

Eric

It waz pretty good. I liked the rhyme skene and like the perimit last sentence

Courtney

I love this poem it made me really think about the friends that I have and what would happen if I ever lost them.

Raquel

=( That poem was so beautiful-adn very sad because there is always that lonely left out person who would give anything for aa friend-and even though that person may not be you you still feel really bad

yajaira

hey wuts up i thought this poem was funny and cute to!:)

Ashlie

you have some way of rymeing you are a great poete

sam

This is a lovely poem. I just love it. When I read this poem I thought it was written for me. it completely describes my condition. GREAT WORK!

Betty

I love this poem. Deep thought in it. great work!

Sue

Friends are what get you through life. Only a dummy would not realized that. The poem said it perfectly!

Takiyrah

this i s a Great! poem u have 2 really listen to the words well u read and u will truly understand.

Bo Bo

I thought this poem was awsome. Even though it was sad it still had a purpose and it was right. it really touched me because there are some people in the world that dont have friends and instead of trying to meet new people that just make puppets or invisble friends. I think those people are dummies just like the man in the poem. Michael Mack did a very good job with this poem!

sammie

i 4t the poem was extreamly good 10/10

manoj

gr8 piece of thoughts. I loved it

Subhash

Wow, this is an amazing poem. It actually opened my eyes as to how most of us expect our friends to be puppet with strings in our hands. And only when a friend dance to our tune we feel so relaxed and happy. the other side is we can also play a puppet willingly to a friend whose happiness matters to us the most.

Stormy

OUTSTANDING! I have been brought to tears by this poem. Thank You For Sharing Stormy

Holly

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS POEM, I THINK IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST POEMS I HAVE EVER READ, YOU PUT A LOT OF PERSPECTIVE INTO THINGS FOR ME. I NOW REALIZE THAT NOW MATTER WHO IT IS WETHER IT IS THE SILENT PERSON WHO IS NOT VERY FRIENDLY, OR THE JOCK/CHEERLEADER WHO THINKS THEY ARE THE MOST AWESOME THING TO HIT EARTH: EVERYONE HAS FEELINGS AND EVERYONE NEEDS SOMEONE TO LOVE AND BE LOVED BY!THANKS A TON!

Jordan

I felt like crying because this is how I feel. This poem touched me.

amber

I really liked the poem, because it reminds me of a friend i know have. when we were smaller,me and her didnt get along so we never talked. then one day we sat down and started talking,& ever since then weve been best friends through good and bad!

art

I always was facinated with the symbolism of the puppet. I write also at times and have used this as a theme also very cool!

Sheldon

It's amazing how pathetic you can make the entire human race seem in just two hundred and forty-two words.

SHANNON

REAL GOOD WITH WORDS. AND VERY MOVING ON THE EMOTIONS. GREAT WORK

Neo

Good poem! Well done!

brittany

i just want to say i love it and it had a powerful messege brittanyd

Molly

I really loved this poem. I am a poet myself and i appreciate poetry that is written and shared so that i can read it. I have always loved poetry and have wirtten it since i was in 5th grade. this poem made me appreciate the friends i have. Thank you for writing this poem.

Haley

Wow, this poem is so powerful, you have real talent with words. It touched my heart and left an impression, like that of an angle. Well Done

Natalie

This poem really touched my heart! And trust me not to many things touch my heart! Micheal Mack your a great poet so keep up the great poems! Maybe someday you could become a poet! No wait you already are! You are at least to me!

Gina

I love this poem a lot because I'm a person who is different and I don't have a true friend to share my secrets and feelings with. I hope you keep writting more poems because even if you don't know it, it does mean alot to that person who is lonely.

Twhiler Anne

This poem can make one shed tears; it so accurately depicts the hopeless, friendless, life that some people live. Sometimes, I feel like the old man, who is, in fact, the real DUMMY. You say it so well.

Lynda

I appreciate this poem for its ability to reach people & touch them on several different levels. Rich in meaning, each reader is left to ponder & learn from the old man and his dummy. At first, I was touched wih sympathy for the old man in his loneliness, but as I read on, I began to feel sympathy for the puppet, whose friendship was elicited only by manipulation, or the "pulling of strings. " This could be a poem about a manipulative old man who sought to control others. Thus in the end was left with only a wooden "puppet" for a friend. Or, I could also see it this way, how many of our friends are like puppets? Wooden, hollow, phony, they'll tell you anything you want to hear to your face, but behind your back they stab you. And this could also be a poem about phony, wooden friends who give you the nod only when prodded to do so. We all have experienced jealous friends, as well, who withhold approval and always have a biting comment to make. In the end, I could see the old man AND his "puppet" friend as villains, depending on who was pulling the others "strings. " Taken at face value without interpretation, it's a great poem about our common plight of loneliness in a world of people caught up in the rush of life, and in our lonely, sometimes desperate lives, reach out like in the movie where the UPS guy's plane crashes into the ocean & he washes up on shore. with a UPS package containing a basketball, which he scribbles a smiley face on and befriends, naming the ball "Wilson. " Wilson or a puppet, or a puppy if needs be. is a friend indeed to a friend in need! Great poetry! Lots to think about with this one!

MIKI

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL POEM

shelby

I liked this poem because it tells people that your life can be hard but your friend will always be there for you and that tuched me

Elisha

I was really touched by this poem. I dont know what you were thinking when you wrote this poem or even if you can relate to it but i admire the thought of writing this poem. this is the best poem i have read in a very long time.

john

this poem is so touching, sigh, i almost really cried. lol that kinda rhymed

Pamela

I am a puppeteer that works with marionettes. I am haveing problems with my shoulder and can not proform like I use to. I also like this poem because it is something to share with the Chicagoland Puppetry Guild

Randi

This is a great poem. I absolutely loved it.

amy

I think this is one of the most straight to the heart, think about it poems I have read in a very long time. Congratulations on a poem so very well written. You should think about trying to publish it if you haven't already. Hope to read more from you. Keep up the excellent writting.

Heather

Loved it

gemma

I think the poem was a very good poem. I gave my freind it and then me and her became friends. I thinky am thingy am am the poem should be published in books and shops. Good Luck to the man/woman who wrote it!

andrea

I liked this poem because it kind of tells you how people fell when they dont have friends. I loved it

Julia

THAT POEM TOUCHED MY HEART AND I THINK IT KIND OF GOES WITH ME BECAUSE EVENTHOUG I THINK THAT I HAVE REAL FRIENDS BUT I KNOW THAT THAT ISNT TRUE THAT I WILL MAY BE NEVER HAVE A REAL ONE.

Ariel

OMG! As I was erading this I started to cry! It is so good, cuz I sorta have a friend who peeps don't really get alon gwith, and it just made me realize how licky I am to have good friends. It's one o fthe best peoms I've read.

Kiara

This poem was great it really touched me in so many always because I know how it feels to be friendless and have no friends but God has brought me from a mighty long way May God bless you!

Chip

Wow, this poem summed up my life until recently.

rai

i love this poem. its just too good

tegan

this poem brought tears to my eyes you have great talent well done keep writing

KARI

WAS A GOOD POEM IT REMINDS ME OF DIFFERENT OF PEOPLE AND I ENJOYED IT.

Mari

it was Good

Jillian

Great! Beautifully written. i loved it!

Moetasim

This is one of the best poem, I've ever read. It touches the core n takes the heart away.

carla

this poem was very lovely and sad. i can sometimes recall feeling like that.

Chase

This was honestly beautiful and so touching. best ive read in a long while.

grace

it was so nice!i never had read such like that!Superb!

Joe

This is one of the best poems I've read and I feel that the poet is they talented and I like the word usage in this poem. I wish the poet great success.

Cheryl

it's a WONDERFUL piece of poem. it's really touching.

Lee

That was so sad. It makes you think how lucky we are to have friends. So keep them!

Amanda

Wow. this is a great poem. in fact. i think i am going to send it to my best friends!

lucy

This is a great poem, I shared it with my class and it really impacted the teacher since we were reading reallity poems I thought about this one and now he likes to use it as a prime example of life. Michael deserves lots of recognition for this.

Tremaine

I say that this poem is the best of them all, it really brings tears to my eyes, and if I had a chance to vote for real I'll nominate this poem #1.

my*secret

This poem was toching and very emotionaly. As a matter of fact, sent it to all of my firends!

Mark

This is an excellent poem.

Nicky

This poem, just touched my heart. It told me what love was really worth

megan

this has got to be one of the best poems i've ever read. and you know why? because its believable. and because it really describes life.

Shanna

I really liked this poem. It just goes to show how everybody needs and friend and some people will do anything to have a friend.

Rain

very beautiful, excellent work

MaBean

I love your poem. It's very touching. Keep writing you have lots of talent.

Steph

This poem was great

Rychelle

i think this poem is great, really touching.

Wayne

What a fantastic, artful piece! It ranks with the likes of The Erl King. Passionate, sad, thoughtful and insightful. It left me with shivers at the end and an ache in my heart. Few words but immeasurable statements. Excellent! This poet should be very proud. I thank him for sharing it.

satheesh

A poem that's jus not about the old man and the wodden friend . but the inner reality with everyone of us. thought we are surronded with friends, we feel most times no one there to hear us. nice piece of work my friend. keep it up

Eden

I loved the poem

Margo

Your poem is really powerful, it has a wonderful message and I loved it. This poem really spoke to me

Robert

I thought it was good

Kendal

I love your wrok. It seems so true!

Mike

Brilliantly done! If all the hard luck story tellers, of life, love, and friendship, would read this work maybe they'd catch the moral; that fixing their scene is a more productive measure of effort than perpetual whining!

Sam

It was a good poem

drea

That was a fab piece of writing. I can't wait to see what else the author comes up with.

sexi

The poem totally rocked. You should do more poems like that it was awesome to read.

avarila

i don't know what to say. this, to me, is about the perfect friend to have. then there's the little twist at the end that just amazes me. this is wonderful! keep on writing.

Melissa

This peom was very touching and it makes you want to go and call your best friend. It makes you appciate the small things in life like your best friend because some people aren't as fortunate as we are to have good friends.

adnan

This is honestly the best poem I've ever read. It is one of the few poems that I love to read over and over again, and really made me feel for the old man.

Robyne

what a beautiful and touching poem excellent work, you lifted my spirits and made me appreciate life more

Donna

Loved It!

Kendra

It don't matter if your sexy or cool,All that really dose matters is this poem rules +100

lauren aka bobby

perfect

royce

this is a nice little poem

moo

thats an awsome poem, its creative

vicky

what a wicked poem! i LOVE IT

KENDR

THIS POEM IS SO TOUCHING IT'S A 10+

Sexy

I'm Sexy i'm cool. your poem is the best!

Paige

This is an absolutely beautiful piece. The author is to be commended for his brilliance!

mel

That was a truly beautiful and touching poem!

Leann

nice,yes,nice. and very touching. it can be very relating.

ebony

the poem was outstanding and I'm sending it to friends keep up the good work.

Adam

I really loved this poem and I felt sorry for the old man. Makes you feel that we should all go out and look for someone who is lonely and give them a share of how it is to be loved and to be cared for. Just to bad people don't see it that way. This is a great poem

misty

kool

jay

it was tight work

JAMES

Man that poem really touched me well written with an appropriate amount of emotion for either man or woman great use of rhetorical statements

M

An amazing peom. Powerful! How sad for someone to have no one. I feel so fortunate to be surrounded by people who care.

Casey

This poem is really good. it brought tears to my eyes. it's sad yet very insightful. keep writing!

Diego

To write poetry is one of the most wonderful talents that you'll ever have. Let me tell you that your poem almost made me cry. It is one of the most wonderful poems that I have read.

rockn

your good!

MiKe

WELL. It made me feel happy but sad(sappy)! It was great!

Danie

that is easily the best poem i have ever read. Straight up awesome

Win

Truely touching, so true, so true

Kelsi

Very good. almost 2 good. u sure u wrote it. no. I'm just playin. very good though.

sarah

I loved this poem. It was sad ,but really good.

kris

GReat Poem! It was very emotive and heartfelt.

Ashley

this is a really good poem, i love it. it is so sad.

Jewel

Oh My Gosh! This is the best poem i've ever seen! Im going to show this poem to EVERYONE its great! This auther is wondreful! I love it!

Rucy

This poem was just plain great. I liked it very much.

J

This is such a wonderful poem.

Fizzy

Well.what can I say? That poem I just read was magnificent! It was a truly heartfelt poem and you should be proud that you have such a talent.show your kids and your grandkids and make them proud too.

Dorothy

this poem is great, a lot of people can relate to it.

Jasmina

I really love it! Its great! Keep on writing poems! UR GREAT AT THEM!

Jessica

I loved it, it was a great poem!

Jess

I couldn't stop reading it. It was great I loved it.

monique

id like to say that that is such a nice poem it almost made me cry

Mike

SO very true,

Zumba

Great poem!

Keona

PERFECT

Heather

Omg, wow I have never read anything in my life that has touch me like that. It was a great poem and someone who must have been threw a lot and its great.

ajay

MOST TOUCHING POEM EVER READ, THANX

Wanda

I really enjoyed this one because it help you to appreciate the need in all of us, to have someone unconditional in our lives. It portrays the true essence of a real friend.

Pat

Most excellent! I think a lot of people, at some times, have been like the man in the poem. What an ending! Not the string and sticks, but the man was the dummy, for letting pessimism overtake his life. Excellent!

Caitlin

It was beautiful I loved it It was kind of sad but I loved it

Cassandra

This poem is the greatest poem i have ever read.

Debbie

WOW Michael.This was something to read! Very emotional to say the least.I had a hard time from holding back the choke.Keep sharing your talent.You have a wonderful gift. God Bless

Katherine

I think this poem was realy deep and is such a great talent to be able to put your deepest and most personal emotions into words that everyone can relate to.Thankyou for sharing your feelings with us.

kyra

I love it.

Kurdistan

wow you da best poet ever. I love your work your the best. Please keep writing more. Good JOB

lesley

Its intense..n heart wrenching..i love it.

moonchild

brilliant poet!

Flavia

Wow! I'm a great fan of your work. I love a lot of your poems. You're just such a talented person! "The Dummy" and "The Robot" are two of my all time favorite poems. Great Job!

Gail

Good writing

bio

i liked this peice alot, i dont relate to it, Bu t i am sure others would exelent work

najem

good on u Michael. loved it very much

Isabelle

i love this poem. it means so much to me, and it touched me like nothing else has.

sweetangel

its so touching!! i love it its one of the best poems i've ever read ... this is saying alot cause i dun usually vote for poetry

lesley

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT - WHAT MORE CAN I SAY

vinod

yeah im like this poem. thereis extraordinary lines . well all of our friends in the world will like this. i dont have any words to express how is it.really good

Suicida

it is a nice poem, one you can read over and over because of how he wrote it. Hope you will write more!

Jessica

This is an awesome poem and would make a great song! It's so sad.

Thor

beautiful poetry about self neglect. What more is ther to say? Rather unusual and surprising, but nevertheless true.

Jessica

I loved your poem and it touched my heart. Keep up the aweosme work through the talent that God has given you

Marco

Bravo! 2thumbs UP, WAY UP! this poem i can relate to more than any other, the truth in your work pours out of your words wich u place so brilliantly. Mr. Mack i salute you in your wanderfully written poem. Excelent!

Mike

Hey man, I am one of those guy's who work out 3 times a day. Cries rarely, yet sensible. I looked at the poem and I was toutched. You are a very talented person, keep up the good work.

Nat

I thought it would be a poem that was juat about a dummy and a good friend. however, it seems that the poem has deeper meaning than it sounds. good work, Michael

Rebekah

This poem is really great. Shows that even when you think your alone in the world you always have a friend.

JOE

MOST EXCELLENT METAPHORICAL POWER

Paul

Absolutely charming, intelligent and well written. I truly look forward to seeing more of Mr. Mack.

Carol

describes a few folk that I know, good poem

Francis

I've never read a poem that I could relate to. I just wanted to let you know what a great poem you've made. I wanted to become a writer, journalist and write poems about my life because they don't seem to rhyme! MY question to you is, Do poems actualy have to rhyme?

Benéta

It has SO much meaning! It is truly beautiful. Michael Mack you have a wonderful talent and gift. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Amber

this poem really does, in a way explain life.

elmo

I really liked this poem, after i've read it i feel like a different person, this poem reminded me about a lot of things that i didn't pay attention to or thought weren't importat.

Kevin

What a great, existentially depressing poem. I think Mr. Mack is fantastic in his simple use of meter and rhyme, and brilliant in words.

Joni

it was very nice

Natasha

I love it.

Christy

Excellent!!

Glenn

Very good .. hope it isn't based on personal experience.

Jennifer

That is a very sweet and creative poem keep on writting ur poems ! i hope u have alot of success!

Robb

Very interesting!!!!!

Michelle

Really creative poem i liked it a lot, one of my favorite poems i've read on this site.

Jenny

I loved it.... loved it loved it loved it.

Kleo

hehe...that's a really good one Michael :) and a really nice ending by the way ;)

Rodney

Very good...quite...quite a poet with deepness hidden behind every letter of each verse...

Melissa

This is a great poem! It is so very true! Everyone does need a friend, life would be worthless without friends. Michael you are a very talented person. Keep working!

Ashlee

I was going to write something long and overly thoughtful but this was just good writing. I really appreciated this piece.

jan

Brilliant, not only did it make sense. it actually rhymed! I loved it.

Tamera

i liked it very well and i thought that it probably took along time to write.

Orion

Great stuff!

Linda

insightful

tony

I really like this poem. it's great

About the Poem

The Dummy

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