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At Eight Years Old, Everything Changed.

Brianna

i long to be the girl
who dances in the rain
the girl that’s not held down
by any ropes or any chain
and i long to be the girl
who wears her heart on her sleeve
who touches you with hands
and a love that’s so naive
i long to be the girl
who is only eight years old
before she knew the world
to be so critical and cold
i long to be the girl
who never knew rough hands
and i long to be the girl
who didn’t forget how to dance.

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A melancholy poem about childhood sexual assault.

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Written on July 10, 2023

Submitted by briannavotaw02 on July 10, 2023

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Scheme AbcbAdedAfgfAeAh
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 432
Words 97
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
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