VOX Teen Poetry: I Want to Express Me
Demar Goodman
February 15, 2022
I want to express me. I want my potential to tower as high as a tree, To give me the power to overcome all adversity,
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I want to express me. I want my potential to tower as high as a tree, To give me the power to overcome all adversity,
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