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Data Frank's avatar

The closing lines carry the whole poem. Not loud for praise, not cruel to win, just quietly strong again and again. That is a precise description of a kind of character that rarely gets celebrated because it never demands to be noticed. The poem is basically making the case that the people who leave the world a little gentler wherever they go are doing something harder and more valuable than the ones who just make the most noise.

April Gough 🦄's avatar

Wow this is beautifully said 💗

Data Frank's avatar

Thanks 🙏

Lilitu Rodac | Cult Survivor's avatar

Beautiful! What a gift to those kids ❤️‍🩹

April Gough 🦄's avatar

Thank you so much! 💞

Iggy Lopez's avatar

I am going to share this with my mom. I know she would love to read this as this sounds so much like my little brother. ♡

April Gough 🦄's avatar

I love that so much 💗😘