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Overcoming Fencing


I saw the light.

Nervous, I hid in a corner.

It didn't feel right.

I felt like a beginner.

 

Then the girl came,

And calmed me down.

So then I became

Less of a letdown.

 

I picked up my saber

And fenced my heart out.

Feeling like a fighter,

I overcame the bout.

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maddylimb

My name is Madeline Limb. I am currently a senior at Rockland Academy in Woodland Hills, California. Outside of school, I am a competitive fencer.

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