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The Poet's Hands Are Tied

Her story is one that needs to be told.  Born in a poor family she was sent to work at a very young age.  "Have you got any experience? asked Madame Jeanne   she nodded then lied through her teeth," yes, of course, Qui " fifteen years of age  and smart as a whip. She won 1st prize for an essay she wrote in school. Hiding her tears from her mom and dad, she soberly dropped out of school.  
the poet's hands were tied     
but her mind was not      
she was determined    
Late at night after a shower, lint free and bone tired she'd start working 
on her novel. Here in this magical place of wander she was never scoffed nor told to put away her silly dreams.
an entity of hope 
is a thing that floats 
like a paper boat 
One day she braved it and sent in her manuscript.  The Editor knowing a 
good thing when she saw it, gave Gloria her first chance. When she 
received her very first check, she cried tears of joy. 
all of this 
because she believed , 
and never gave up

June 3, 2021 
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Contest Name: The Poets Hands Are Tied