
Aafreen Alcanal is currently a high school senior at Dubai.…
A poem that encourages us to step out of our comfort zone, our fears to rise to greater heights.
A Poem: Blossoming Souls

Closed doors,
Cautious footsteps,
Closeted souls,
Always on edge.
Heedful of wander,
Heedful of chatter,
Frightened of consequence.
D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others?
They reside in fear,
Of what one might say,
Of tarnishing societal status,
The mènage unaccommodating,
Yearning acceptance,
Hushed shedding glassy pebbles.
Enough of that,
Enough of being in the dark,
It’s time to fight, for who you are,
The real you.
And for the many that lay mute,
No longer will you disguise,
No longer will you weep,
Rise and show the world your true colours,
And let your rainbow shine bright..
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Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
Closed doors Cautious footsteps Always on edge Heedful of wander Heedful of chatter Frightened of consequence D’s what souls alike encounter, and the others? They reside in fear Of what one might sayOf tarnishing societal status The mènage unaccommodating Yearning acceptance Hushed shedding glassy pebbles
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Aafreen Alcanal is currently a high school senior at Dubai. Her love for reading emerged at quite a young age and throughout her school years, she has worked on several short stories and poems and hopes to be able to publish a book comprising of her work.
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