What is strength?
I ask
as a blind girl
beats me in a game of wit
and I learn that strength
isn’t always physical

What is my name?
I ask
as this girl
makes feel in ways
Unfamiliar to me
While she dies in my arms

Melodie Jones is a Ball State University graduate. She majored in English Education and minored in Creative Writing. She has been writing for ten years. Melodie can be found on Twitter @Miss_MJones.