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Grounded

Estelle ralston 2007 (Iowa)

Free verse
My need to help
Drives my feet to the earth
And my hands to the sky
So I may not
Float or drown

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This is a poem was written in reflection of the double edged sword that compassion is.

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Written on July 02, 2023

Submitted by Estelleralston on July 26, 2023

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Characters 100
Words 27
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
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Estelle ralston

I am a high school beginner writer with a love for short and passionate poetry! While I love writing, I also enjoy reading poems of all types and have dreams of being published one day! more…

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