Rising like a proverbial phoenix from her despair,
Flying high with coloured wings outstretched.
Comes the chambered secrets of literary success
Precious firstborn to be parented alone.
A happy by-product of an abusive union
Arantes, her half-blood prince, quick hands, slow regret,
Broken marriage, jobless, and a single parent
Seven years after graduating, a considered failure
Possibly as poor as any two young girls could be
She pondered, but there was just one course to follow
With her young daughter Jessica by her side,
She must unravel the mystery of the Philosopher's stone
Night after night, in their mouse-ridden flat,
Writing of love, loss, separation, and hallowed death
Taking Hermione and Ron along for the ride,
From his birth, on the London to Manchester train
to publication, took seven years, twelve rejections
Finally, he embarked from platform nine and three quarters
She hit the Forbes jackpot, a billion-dollar author
This poor Edinburgh lass’s story provides the proof
You must follow your convictions with faith in yourself
Her success comes from constant self cajoling
Eventually, this self-affirming failure in life
Became Harry Potter’s, Miss JK Rowling
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