Aggrandisement

In many towns, through countless skies I have roamed,

Yet pieces of me linger, softly sewn

Into the bricks of silent walls,

The winding streets where I would fall.

There I learned – and there I bled,

Where every echo softly said:

“You were once this shadow here.

A whisper caught in yesteryear”.

The breeze of memory drifts behind,

Chasing footsteps, it cannot find.

It tries to catch the soul I shed –

But I have risen, forged ahead.

For each new step has shaped my flame,

no longer bound by yesterday’s name.

I walk as more than what I have been-

A thousand lives beneath my skin.

Joropo

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Athens

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Author of Resilience, passionate about poetry, human rights, culture, and travel. Lifelong blogger, scientist, and STEM student with a love for dance — and always exploring new passions.

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