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Alexi Pappas Pens A Poem About Post-Rio New Beginnings

Alexi Pappas had quite the year, and now she pens a poem about looking back on past accomplishments and moving slowly toward new beginnings.

October 12, 2016 Alexi Pappas

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PreOlympicMammoth

Snail

Even though

slow

more thinking than moving

a hero always

just getting started.

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