The Woman Behind the Scarf

I see you behind your black scarf Hidden from the world Those wrinkles of age and hate I see you behind those eyes Shrouded in mystery and blue like the sea They hide pains beyond words I see you when I touch your open hands Hard and calloused palms The hard work of youth pasted boldly for all to see I see you in your gait Bent, slow paced and haggard The dividend of time and broken youth That is why I hug you with all my love Letting my heart beat silently with yours Same rhythm, same rhyme Rewinding the years and time gone past!