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I Am More, And Always Have Been

Real Poetic's One Year Anniversary Acrostic Challenge

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 2 years ago 1 min read

A weaker soul would have erased it

Never wanting to recall

Nerves exposed, completely unfit

Impetus as a tethered ball

Vile and violent the memories

Ethereal, the tie that binds

Ravaging my basic senses, to

Satisfy your savage mind

Adaptation, a chance to renew

Rewritten to survive and thrive

Your callous heart and poor intentions, could never keep me from the light

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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden

Telling stories my heart needs to tell <3 life is a journey, not a competition

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  • Hannah Moore2 years ago

    I love how this ends, could have been so different.

  • John Cox2 years ago

    I face the truth and still I thrive. I loved this, Kelli! Powerful, powerful poetry!

  • This was powerful! "Your callous heart and poor intentions, could never keep me from the light"

  • Silver Daux2 years ago

    What an opening line! Loved this!

  • Wow, it is a great entry Kelli. Very very liked it.

  • shanmuga priya2 years ago

    The painful memories are beautifully captured and finding a light to emerge stronger is the real triumph.

  • Mark Graham2 years ago

    Really like the image and it is a match for the words for me in a way for the butterflies mean new life yet with the fall leaves on the tree kind of means an end to something and being on boat gives the viewer and reader a chance to float and think about an anniversary. I know this is kind of farfetched and probably wrong.

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