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The Lighthouse Poetry Contest

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August Prompt Poetry Contest- One Step Forward One Step Back

One Step Forward One Step Back

I step forward to engulf life
I step back to push back strife

Jehovah- Shammah

I step forward into friendship
I step back from hardship

Jehovah- Shammah

I step into happiness
I step back from forgetfulness

Jehovah- Shammah

I step into faithfulness
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I step back from hungry

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