Poem: What is your name?

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Akima

Akima Harris shares her powerful poem about her experience of stammering.

What is your name?

By Akima Harris

Heart beating faster and faster
Sweat from my palms like water
Mind racing a thousand miles per hour
Should I just turn around and go?
No, I can't give up like this, no
Tell myself I can do this
It's only one simple question
The answer not hard to mention
What is your name?

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