Audacious demands, audacious blames—

hie have the audacity to ignite mine flames.

But oh, how dare hie burden me so?

How dare I let hem push me so low?

From now on, if hie would have told me:

“thine world is only fit to be in the abyss,”

I’ll simply smile and hie shalt see;

mine world was not made to appease.

For I shall fall and I shall not flee,

and mine scars shall fade.

For that is what defines resilience;

I am resilience, and resilience is me.

About The Poet

Leen Ayman is a 12th grade student of American International School, Dubai.