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Write a letter or poem to your younger self sharing what you love most about him/her 10 months, 4 weeks ago Growth through fire
Kala M MillerTo my inner child
Look at you so headstrong, gentle, and just a little wild
Your love is both deep and wise beyond years
Matched with passion of the firebrand and chaos of electric storms
This world tried to twist you and break your heart
Yet never did you strike back with hate or malicious intent even when falling apart.
Ever as the life tree in a storm your limbs bent but never broke entire
When the storms came, and break was expected, in resilience our girl became a phoenix a fire.
Burned her forest glen to ash as she sits amidst the devastation
The inner child looks about with magic in her eyes
Low and behold new growth she spies…
Then guides my hand to a seedling amidst the ash
As she giggles and whispers in answer to the question unsaid “help it grow”Voting is closed
Kala, your poem to your inner child is hauntingly beautiful. It seems like, as a child, you remained strong in the face of challenges. Even when the challenges threatened to break you, you rose above them. I’m sure that you are just as strong as an adult. Thank you for sharing your words.
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