Her head bowed low, a breath she gasped,
A picture of sorrow, hands tightly clasped,
She shuddered a bit, willing back a tear,
Tried to summon grit, to restrain fear,
In utter vain though, her efforts spent,
To the heavens in woe, her trembling eyes went,
A question they asked, they begged a prayer,
Unrestrained, unmasked, fell a thousand tears,
Ma hugged her close, when she shattered so,
When the terror rose, when it wouldn't go,
When into ma she curled, like a scared child,
Clutching onto her world, with a fierceness wild,
Ma held her tenderly, smiled a small smile,
And whispered to her baby, “sleep for a while...”
She raised her head, and looked into ma's face,
A fearless fighter beyond the weakness she could trace,
A vitality so true, a love of life so free,
She wanted, one day, too, exactly like that to be,
To love with such abandon, to laugh without restraint,
To battle every demon, and to never give up faith,
Ma summoned her strength and whispered to her baby,
“I will love you forever, please don't worry...”
Ma was determined to battle a victorious fight,
To emerge from it certain, to be with joy alight,
She smiled, comforted, up at the warrior, selfless so,
Her ma, her joy, her pride... she'd never let go.
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