Strong Women
by Kate Griner
My mom
who read to me goodnight moon
proud of my accomplishments
My mom
who has always been there, hardworking
and showed me everything
My mom
who accommodates the ingrate
remaining blind to her support
My mom
My school teacher
who taught me to appreciate
colorful life around me
like Jonas seeing, feeling for the first time
My school teacher
the Giver
of memories; good and bad
My school teacher
who taught me to create
my work to represent me
My school teacher
The dancer
to whom I offered my support
and we bonded
tied together at the pointe shoe
The dancer
who needed me to show her how strong she is
only to aid me the most
The dancer
who showed me personality and passion
the style that incorporates itself into...
The dancer
Me
Hesitating…
I look to the strong women
I see My mom working at home
to whom I can’t divulge
I see My school teacher aiding others
who has no more to teach me
I see The Dancer flowing away
in the river
gone like the wind
I look in
my face looks back at me
I’m not ready yet.
Good poetic device use. The repetition makes the poem stand out. Overall great job.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you showed how strong women have impacted you. It really opens your readers' eyes to how role models affect people.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on your poem by using a lot of poetic devices and showing how your role models impacted you.
ReplyDeleteI really like how your poem has a strong rhythm in it. I like the word choice of the adjectives and verbs.
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