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ISSUE 3: NIMBUS
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JOY ANDERSEN
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Be Yourself
Joy Andersen | Poetry
They say
'Don’t try to be
Someone you’re not'
As if we’re static
Sculptures
Rather than creatures.
Do we not all grow?
At what point are we
Hoping with futility
And not saplings
Wishing for more leaves?
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Joy Andersen is a hiking, praying, painting chef from Cambridge, UK. More of her poetry can be found in Boats Against the Current, Words & Whispers Magazine, Hotpot magazine, and others. See more at linktr.ee/jyndrsn.
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