Resilience was originally inspired by the work “Pretty Ugly” by Abdullah Shoaib, a poem that can be read forward and backward. My intent for this poem is for it to be an inspiration to those who are losing hope in the face of hardship. Amid the troubles of this world, we can be resilient. We can be like the flower growing through the crack in the pavement, always seeking the light beyond the bitter darkness. We can be resilient.
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The Riddle Weaver 
This poem is brilliant Annika!
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Dang, this is good! I was reading through the first stanza and my first thought was “some of the language seems a bit awkward” and then I got to the second stanza and literally felt the poem unfold like a flower – everything made sense and it is absolutely gorgeous.
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