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Empire To My Soul

Published by Ms. Bobbie at March 18, 2023
Categories
  • Poetry
Tags
  • brick by brick
  • empire
  • soul
  • stand strong

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I’ll build an empire, brick by brick
A fortress for my soul to sit
Through every storm and windy gale
I will stand strong, I will not fail

I lay the foundation, deep and true
A base for all my dreams to ensue
I weather every tempest and strife
To build an empire for my life

So let thunder roll and lightning flash
Weather every storm with steadfast dash
For I am the master of my soul
And this empire, I will make whole


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Ms. Bobbie
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Ms. Bobbie, the Art Pixie, is the artist name of Bobbie Kumar, a transgender, disabled artist from Brampton, Ontario. Immersed in art her whole life, Bobbie wrote her first story at the age of 11. She started making short films at the age of 15, and music a year later.

Find more on Bobbie’s website.

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