Wounded
I am wounded.
Pierced by words
That impale, sharp as glass.
Fractured
My confidence is factured.
Struck by phrases
That strike, hard as a hammer
Rise.
I will rise.
A Phoenix
Still smoldering and covered
In my own ashes of defeat
I will
Rise.
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So powerful!
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Thank you Faë!
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Yes another very well created poem that pulls us along with you !!
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Thank you James! This is one of those poems that actually just came out of me (usually that doesn’t happen 😅).
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Kayla Ann Author I am proud of your accomplishment that doe snot happen. You are a natural poetess !! Have a wonderful night !
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A lovely poem with a wonderful message behind it you have here, Kayla Ann. 😀
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Thank you so much MissM! I would’ve loved all positive feedback but at least I can grow and produce works based on my experience 😆
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Of course. I usually don’t give any constructive criticism unless specified by the author, because not everyone welcomes it unless asked to.
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That’s true. Usually, if I offer constructive criticism, I’ll try to preface it with a little disclaimer that I’m just hoping to help.
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I learned my lesson on that one.
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yes, you will… ❤
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Appreciate your support and encouragement!
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It is terrible that words we love to craft can also be flung back at us in a way that can cause us to unravel, or worse they can have us consider changing for the sake of fitting into someone else’s mold.
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Ethan, you’re not wrong! It definitely had me second guessing a couple things for a few days, but thankfully I’m back on the right track!
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Amazing poem, KaylaAnn! I love this.
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Thank you Eugenia! Some hard circumstances led to it, but I appreciate it all the same!
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Oh, I hope not too hard. 😦
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Just writing, revising, and editing woes 🙂
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It has to be stressful!
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Indeed! But it’s worth it 😊
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👍
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So powerful!
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Thank you Sarah!
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You’re welcome ☺️
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If we don’t keep getting up… rising… then we will never succeed.
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Exactly! Falling does not define us, but refusing to get back up just might.
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True
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Nice one, Kayla! The word arrangements were a nice touch!
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Hey there Joey, thank you so much 😀
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You’re very welcome!
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