February 8, 2019 · 11:09 pm
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Her Own True Way – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Strength – Word of the Day

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“I’m grateful that, after an early life of being silenced, sometimes violently, I grew up to have a voice, circumstances that will always bind me to the rights of the voiceless.”  Rebecca Solnit

 

Her Own True Way

She felt voiceless,
shut down,
cut down,
weighed down,
yet she had an inner strength,
something deep,
and she drew it forth,
and set off,
in her own true way.

©Paul Vincent Cannon

 

Paul, pvcann.com

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26 responses to “Her Own True Way – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  2. Hélène - Willow Poetry
    February 9, 2019 at 12:07 am

    How easy it seems…probably felt like heaven and hell had fallen before that step was taken. True strength indeed.

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  3. msw blog
    February 9, 2019 at 12:36 am

    When you feel voiceless, that is when you need to truly speak UP…

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  4. Ana Daksina
    February 9, 2019 at 1:38 am

    Reblogging to my sister site Timeless Wisdoms

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  5. Pingback: Her Own True Way – Timeless Wisdoms

  7. calmkate
    February 9, 2019 at 12:28 pm

    lol great now you’re writing my autobiography …. 😉

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  8. Layla Earlene Williams
    February 9, 2019 at 3:23 pm

    I am super silent. I sometimes feel like my voice doesn’t matter, but I am learning to speak up!

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  9. Winnie
    February 9, 2019 at 4:18 pm

    This really resonated with me. I was once like that. Voiceless but I found my strength finally.

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  11. Rupali
    May 18, 2019 at 4:27 pm

    I am happy for her with a hope that more will find their inner strength.

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