"Standing Tall" A Poem By Glorious Kate Akpegah — Pawners Paper

how else would you show that wholesomeness and nobility came out of broken things - a broken home, a broke pocket, a broken heart?

Glorious Kate's Standing Tall gives a deep insight about life, yet hiding it in few lines and stanzas. The poem depicts a succinct image of the aftermath of struggles and challenges "...standing tall/ and proud like the new national flag...". And giving each person a chance to see through her perception and story of "how beauty can emerge from ugly stories"

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Standing Tall

There you are, standing tall

and proud like the new national

flag at Ibeno primary school on

Independence day.

Your lips take the shape

of a smile as you reminisce about

the vicissitudes of life because

how else would you show that

wholesomeness and nobility came

out of broken things -

a broken home, a broke pocket,

a broken heart?

You smile and tell the tale of how

beauty can emerge from ugly stories,

how broken bridges led the way.

BIO

Glorious Kate Akpegah is a Nigerian medical student who enjoys reading and writing short stories and poems and taking photographs of nature. 

You'll see more of her works on her Instagram page @gloriousakpegah.