Chained Little Rosco
A Tanka on Limiting Beliefs
By Michelle Liew Tsui-LinPublished 9 months ago • Updated 9 months ago • 1 min read
Photo by Evgeniya Shustikova on Unsplash
The worst chains are the ones we use on ourselves. Michelle
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Chained little Rosco
Never tugs the leash again
All grown now, he rests.
Freedom just a pull away
He fears and obeys.
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This poem is entirely original. Any AI tags are coincidental.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (4)
ah, too sad. :(
Oh, this was kind of sad 😢
But isn't that just sad? I'm so sorry if I misunderstood the meaning of the poem 😅😅
Captivationg poem and well written, good luck.