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She Is A Warrior

Full of fire

By Colleen Millsteed Published 4 years ago 1 min read
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I know her, I feel her and I truly see who she is

But I feel she hasn’t been herself for sometime,

She knows things have changed in her sorry life

I watch as her emotions go through a paradigm.

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She struggles with the knowledge, the pain too

Of who she once used to be, missing what’s lost,

The filthy hands of the world stripped her bare

Discarding the price that the devastation cost.

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She knows now that her soul is full of darkness

Saturated totally, I worry that it is all too much,

Wondering if it’s possible, her soul overflowing

Convinced it will take its toll and self destruct.

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I weep at her fate, tangled as it is with demons

Her glorious pure heart is now full of sadness,

I am concerned for her future, heart and soul

As her heart beats in tune with her madness.

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Then I notice her strength, her steadfast will

Realising I am seeing a warrior in all her glory,

So she is darkness, fearful and full of a fire

Protecting her soul, her demons, her territory.

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Do not be fooled, she wears her sword well

Situated near and protecting her fiery heart,

She will not be separated from her demons

Try and she’ll use her sword to rip you apart.

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About the Creator

Colleen Millsteed

My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.

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