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Rated: 13+ · Book · Writing · #2316158

The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

As usual these days, I choose blog format because it offers more space for the work.
February 10, 2026 at 6:44am
February 10, 2026 at 6:44am
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Gentle Strength

Physically the strength is gone,
my world restricted to those few yards
I call my range,
my pace decayed to plod.

But the will survives,
exhaustion insufficient yet
to lay all down
and die.


Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 02.10.26
Prompt: Write a poem about gentle strength.
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