Constance La France Poet Verse

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Poetry/Verse/Through Life's Clenched Jaws/AI Free
Copyright Protected, ID 09-1759-226-10
All Rights Reserve, 2025, Constance La France
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Written, September 10, 2025
For the International Contest, This or That, Vol 36
Sponsor, Edward Ibeh, Judged 01/31/2026

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Published in Poetry Soup's Anthology Diverse Voices, 2026

Through Life's Clenched Jaws

The journey through life can be hard,
      it is a real struggle at times;
leading to stress, anxiety and anger,
frustration in completing daily tasks.
      Held in strong clenched jaws,
      it causes me strain in my life;
   like a prisoner in heavy chains,
   with a strong grip hard to escape.
Is it because my expectations are so grand,
is it because I am weak ?

  I feel a huge fire burning within me,
      and I have a warriors heart;
yes, I can release myself from the jaws,
but it will take a lot of determination.
      My jaw with be held strong,
      confidence, I will feed daily;
   Will get plenty of sleep at night,
    I will eat healthy at all my meals.
And will lower my expectations in life,
will just be me, myself and I !

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Hilda Greenhough September 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM I enjoyed the poem and the final reward at the end. Happiness leads to a longer, more satisfying life. Constance La France September 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM Hilda, thank you for the compliment, and comment blessings