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Overpowered
December 27, 2011
Defenseless,
She huddles
Beneath
An oak tree
Intimidated,
By its towering presence
Dwarfed,
By its power
She cannot see
Past its tangled branches,
To the possibilities
That lay
A few steps beyond her reach
Nor can she hear
The directions to get there
Through the whistling
Of the merciless
Wind
But she can touch
A hand guiding her
Over the scraggly roots
And she can feel
a hand catching her
When she stumbles
And in this way
She can step past
The towering oak,
Into possibilities
She never thought possible
© Allyson S., Highland Village, TX
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on Jan. 13 2012 at 3:27 pm
wow, this is nice. i like the last two stanzas alot! :D
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