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Twist of a Thought

Cover artwork by Arturo De Arrascaeta Penayo, age 14, Uruguay

Sarah Alhisa

March 19, 2025

Department: Poetry

Issue: State of Mind

If you think you are obtuse, you are,
   if you think you are not enough, you aren’t.
If you want to succeed, but think you can’t;
   you most likely won’t be able to do so.

If you think you will fail, you’ve failed; 
   for in our world, we are what we perceive.
Whatever one chooses to believe;
   they can most definitely achieve!

If you think you are intelligent, you are,
  if you think you are enough, you are.
If you want to succeed ,and think you can;
   you will most likely become successful.

Thoughts are created by the environment in which they stand;
  led by manipulation, judgement, and command.
Sometimes self-esteem needs a twist of a thought;
 thoughts go a long way, no matter if they’re little or a lot!

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Sarah Alhisa is a 13-year-old from Jordan. Sara enjoys painting, drawing, and writing poetry, because they are ways of expressing her emotions.