I came this far and then no more handcuffed gestures mourn shackled feet parched lips, thirsty near the shore I came this far and then no more It took years to get past the lure struggling mind and heart to meet I came this far and then no more handcuffed gestures mourn shackled feet
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I have a sense that this is a case of the famous glass-ceiling.
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Yes. That is a valid perspective on it. Thank you!
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I like how you broke this up into four stanzas of couplets. It helps organize it visually.
I like the sense of struggle and the pair of gestures and feet both bound and the struggling mind and heart. These pairs go well with the couplet arrangement of the stanzas.
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Thank you so much for the detailed comment. I thought it is ‘almost a triolet’ not perfect in form.
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