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I Once Met a Woman

I once met a woman
Who is a rock of strength
She would break the wind
And go to any length 
With every single word 
She could cut you open
Even without a sword 
For her spirit was unbroken

 I once met a woman 
She is exemplary 
And kind and gentle too
Everything I could ask for
And much, much more 

I once met a woman 
Who was broken 
Every single stage 
Of hell she’s stood on

I once met a woman 
Who lost everything 
She’s mourned many times
A cry that made rivers slow
And time stop, until the only thing you could hear 
Was her heart’s hollow echo

It makes me wonder how 
Is she standing, how is she here
Where does she find the valiance to keep going
Where does she find hope when there’s nothing

I once met a woman 
Who gave me everything
Even when she didn’t have anything 
Who covered my ears 
To not hear shots
Who covered my eyes 
To not see blood 
Who tried to cover my heart
That, he broke 

I once met a woman 
Whose nursery rhymes were like no other 
Whose cradle soothed oceans
And hushed the fiercest thunder
Her lullabies whispered secrets
To the moon and stars above
I'll never forget the magic
Of the woman whose heart is love
All of that she still is, my mom.

Copyright © David Vilpez

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