The Giver
Brooke King 1990 (North Carolina)
People say, to receive, we must give.
When she gives, she must decide:
To whom this gift should receive.
She thinks to herself, what from this will I obtain?
Nothing. Still, she keeps quiet.
Her voice is silent, while her lungs are roaring.
Speak, child, speak! Raise your voice.
She speaks to herself: One day:
"I will no longer be, The Giver."
With blinded eyes, they do not perceive.
Nor do they believe in, what she will achieve.
This child, silently, she screamed in agony
Nobody saw the anxiety,
That laid beneath her mind, a secret she always left behind.
Until a voice, one day, said, I hear you, let me help, you remember;
The giver you are, take from me and watch who you will discover
Be you, be proud; stand tall.
I am what people call,
The Giver
About this poem
This is about giving and receving… I.e being a giver and not a taker
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Written on February 25, 2023
Submitted by abking21912 on March 23, 2023
Modified on March 23, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
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| Words | 156 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 19 |
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