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The Great Wall
   by Nicole Gifford    author info

Strutting along your wall
Between
“Good”
And
“Not good”
You trip over your efforts
Grasping in a flailing panic
Of which side you’ll fall.
Your hands grip tightly to
“Not good”
While your feet dangle desperately
Into
“Good”.
Strong enough
To pull yourself up
You stand with your hands
On your hips
Head high, chest lifted
Surveying the lands on both sides
Like a superhero of non-committal.


Nicole Gifford  graduated from Western Illinois University with a BAS in English and minors in creative writing and dance. Her poetry is inspired by the seasonal elements in nature and the human senses.

All material copyright the authors, printed with permission.

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