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    Divine Decree
    Divine Decree
    Divine Decree
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    Divine Decree

    By Ella Zelensky

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    Divine Decree is a poetry book about personal and universal experiences such as bullying, depression, suicide, illness, and society. Themes of racial and religious discrimination are also explored, as well as prominent issues in the modern and digital age like trends, compulsion, popularity and unhappiness. The book ends with positive notes on f

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElla Zelensky
    Release dateJan 14, 2022
    ISBN9780645097832
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      Divine Decree - Ella Zelensky

      Dedication

      to sophia,

      you were born a warrior and born to change the world. it is an honour to know you and i am excited to see you turn heads as you help make this world a better place with your astonishing knowledge and love. stay curious. stand strong.

      you ask if you

      can change the world

      if you’re asking that

      question

      then you’ve already

      been making plans

      to do so

      table of contents

      prisoner

      kind eyes

      confined

      turning

      lunch

      neglect

      under the spotlight

      acknowledgement

      rejection

      classroom door

      out of order

      emotions

      shove

      far away

      limbo

      13 years old

      hallway

      absence note

      bus route

      glass wall

      choking

      lifeless

      jewellery box

      disco light

      explosion

      someone

      violence

      ringing teachers

      to exist

      intrusive

      kind heart

      teacup

      statue

      class quiz

      sign language book

      therapy

      attentiveness

      escape

      rest

      to be chosen

      applause

      never be the reason

      cater

      hold the door

      avoidance

      seizure

      water

      osaka airport

      mute

      cut off

      fear

      psychosis

      glitch

      auditory hallucination

      paranoia

      shriek

      swapped

      zombies

      jamais vu

      adulthood

      stars

      be considerate

      not sure

      radiate

      end of the day

      done

      the end of year 12

      upset

      conquering the enemy

      to stay

      creatures

      ignorance

      catch

      expectations

      distress

      underwater ballet

      association

      give, always

      new day

      the key

      affirmation letter

      the coping

      leaving school

      willingness

      reversed progress

      life beyond school

      leave

      mistake

      undoing

      she’s the one

      broken up

      confession

      like versus love

      periphery.

      making moves

      ‘attractive’ traits

      crumble

      player

      to leave

      failed attempt

      speak up

      get ready

      museum

      ideal

      western love

      eradication

      the truth

      drug

      differentiate

      recognising

      the right person

      grievance

      discussion

      logic

      mirror image

      lazy

      support

      painful wait

      reckless

      false affirmation

      genuine friendship

      cure

      mixed features

      a change of mind

      irony

      universal

      dismantling

      it exists

      both sides

      the mind of a child

      you don’t know how to write

      convinced

      assignments

      abc or humanity?

      strange mind

      cut-off

      valid contributions

      medical condition

      take that

      academic award badges

      the voice of potential

      hourglass

      are you with it?

      victory

      song writing

      silent battle

      male suicide

      two friends

      murder

      exchange

      leap

      too much

      desperate

      disappearance

      ever waiting

      save

      an end and a start

      fearless compassion

      shaking hands

      the right friendships

      microphone

      it’s okay

      motherhood

      mother’s eyes

      tatay ko (my father)

      lola ko (my grandma)

      tribute

      ancestors

      vow

      spending time

      recall

      beloved mama

      the rows of children

      drowned

      white noise

      eyelashes

      warriors

      repeating memory

      orphanage

      bias

      the death of the silenced

      heartless

      overexposed

      chance

      eternally

      outcast

      qualification

      interracial parents

      protests

      the realm of souls

      ascended

      wait for me

      reunion

      we will know

      confirmation

      to dare

      masquerade

      true selves

      courtship

      spinning

      mysterious impact

      garden maze

      aching

      eye contact

      embrace

      to requite

      fear

      effortless

      to yearn

      confession

      wide eyed

      changed

      conflicted desire

      message

      trusting

      to trust

      opposites

      i believed

      the next chapter

      honesty

      reaction

      evolving

      the ability

      trust

      river

      quiet night

      patience

      prayer

      divine decree

      finish line

      afterword

      about the author

      prisoner

      they tell me to run

      but with each beat of my foot

      to the ground

      i see my pain flash before my eyes

      run, move forward they say

      but it’s like someone has grabbed me

      by the head and is forcing my eyes open

      to watch the replay of

      my most hurtful moments

      and when i grow too tired

      and my eyes finally close

      the light of the film still shifts

      in and out across the side of my face

      run they say

      but they know very well

      that i’ll trip and fall halfway

      kind eyes

      your memory

      springs up in

      every place

      illuminated by

      the sun

      it is a gentle

      memory

      and i get caught

      between smiling

      and crying

      no one can see you

      while they’re walking

      but i can

      and you’re smiling back at me

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