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Untitled Poem – Akouavi Abok

by Akouavi Abok 03/10/2025
written by Akouavi Abok

My nose 

My eyes 

My lips 

I look…

Covered in imperfections 

But only I can find the perfection 

Created in God’s image 

I find a way to judge 

Created to fit God’s perception 

I search for an answer 

Only to arrive at a misconception 

Who am I 

A tapestry woven with threads 

Of joy, sorrow, and everything in between 

In the mirror I gaze 

A stranger in my own skin 

My hands 

My legs 

My body 

Lost in a bewildering maze 

Within this struggle of lies 

A glimmer so faint 

For I have committed a sin

For I have used my hands to paint 

An image unlike me

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