I'm small, meek, pale and weak by Holly Fries

I'm small, meek, pale and weakI’ll break if you’re not cautious.Watch your chosen words,I’m tender, I’m innocent as well naive,I break like glass, I burn, I ash.I do not wish to hurt, you canplainly see. I derive on your sensitivity.Don’t take me the wrong way but,Only the right, place me easilyupon the mantle, that is your spirit.Let not your anger stir my passive heart.I’ll snap, crack, crumble and breakentangled in sorrow for days,So please be careful,I’m fragile in many ways.- Holly FriesMore from Holly Fries ↓@hollyf83 on Instagram Mentioned in this episode:Write After with One Poem OnlyWrite After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. If you want to join: Listen to a poem from the month of April on One Poem Only, then write your own in response. I will pick one for each day to read in June for a special series: One Poem After 🍎🍏 Submissions close May 15.Write After Submissions Form