Portrait of my Mom

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Her face is like stone

Carved by years of life

Etched with memories and strife

A chip for cancer,

the battle she won three years ago.

Her mom left a few marks

Because she broke her heart from the day she was born

memories of fighting for me left cracks and creases

A jagged crevice for an unhappy marriage

For a husband who doesn't care

Her blue marble eyes hardened by years gone by

She has stone wings and a stone halo

Because she helps people who can't help themselves

Every day those stone features weigh down on the woman who bears them

Every day, life finds another way to make sure the pain will stay,

although she hurts she stays strong

Because she has a title far above angel,

she is my mom

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