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Weighted Wings

Kinsey Renee 2006 (Georgia)

Free verse
she turned
the weights
on her shoulders
into wings

a beautiful mess
of color
and hope

all blue
and red
and green
and the colors
that meant
‘happy’

because now
her plumage shone with
her true
colors

About this poem

This poem is a metaphor about dealing with and overcoming mental illness.

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Written on September 11, 2021

Submitted by mcintyrekinsey1 on September 12, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAX XXX BXXAXX XXBA
Characters 188
Words 37
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 6, 4
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