Weak

Saphira Pasquale 1999 (Cape Town)



I felt weak but god I wasn’t
I had to be strong for myself when I was 7
I was never weak again
Even when depression tried to off me
Anxiety tried to cripple me
I am a Phoenix
Every time I was reduced to ash
I rose
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Submitted by SaphiraPasquale on March 10, 2021

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Scheme ABCDDEFG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 209
Words 48
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

Saphira Pasquale

Saphira is a student who has been passionate about writing since the age of 10. She later started writing poetry at the age of 12 and it would become her biggest outlet for years to come. She is 21 years old and a student studying Travel and tourism. more…

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