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Let there be happiness and wings that grow from the backs of my shoulder blades

Let them sprout like blossoms through the soil my foundation that has bruised me

Let these wings grow as feathers fall as I fly away into the dusk

Let one float free and find my way amongst the birds

My topic is individualism. It is about prior sadness, and individually escaping to find happiness. I am most skilled at writing when it is regarding my feelings, this is why I chose this topic because going into it I knew it would something I'd be passionate about. My source of inspiration is Emily Dickinson. Most of her poetry is dark and depressing, although I wrote my poem with more of a positive twist. I did not give my poem a set-title

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