pillar of strength
In my canyon so deep and wide,
you marveled the sheer walls of rock.As if it wasn’t damaged by storms—
your arms were my pillar of strength.Would I be ashamed of these fissures
if you touched them to rise up mountains?
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pillar of strength
In my canyon so deep and wide,
you marveled the sheer walls of rock.As if it wasn’t damaged by storms—
your arms were my pillar of strength.Would I be ashamed of these fissures
if you touched them to rise up mountains?