I did not know my strength
Angelique Isaiah Ishak 1983 (South Africa)
I did not know my strength
until I learned:
to choose peace over war
to choose forgiveness over revenge
to choose kindness over bitterness
to choose acceptance over intolerance
To choose inaction over reaction
I did not know my strength
until I learned:
to choose love over pain
to choose love over rage
to 'accept the apologies I'll never receive'
To choose compassion over self-pity
to choose self love over self hate
To choose self creation over self destruction
I did not know my strength
until I learned
to let God decide
on justice
to let God decide
on execution or exultation
I know
that by doing so,
I have changed the course of my destiny
I have changed the karma of my ancestors
I have changed the karma of my child
I have changed the future of my descendants
I did not know my strength.
I, have changed.
I, can feel the difference in me.
Now
I see my power.
A poem by Angelique Isaiah-Ishak
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Submitted on May 07, 2021
Modified by Soulwriter on May 09, 2021
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 884 |
Words | 166 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 8, 6, 7, 4, 1 |
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