The nights are long but the days are longer
Only in her sleep does she exhale
The rest of the world loosening its grip
She thinks of false promises and shallow hopes
Things all too familiar by now
And swears to do better for her child
The baby on her back now a young woman too
Still her precious light and hope
"My only sunshine" in the dark
She feels her bones and flesh aching from the race
Her heart beats stronger than rising tides
An indomitable force pushing at an irrational object
And so she wakes, smiles at the sky
Fixing sunny side ups for her kin
To get by in spite of everything
is sometimes the bravest act of all
Oct 28, 2021
Oct 28, 2021 at 6:29 AM UTC
The nights are long but the days are longer
Only in her sleep does she exhale
The rest of the world loosening its grip
She thinks of false promises and shallow hopes
Things all too familiar by now
And swears to do better for her child
The baby on her back now a young woman too
Still her precious light and hope
"My only sunshine" in the dark
She feels her bones and flesh aching from the race
Her heart beats stronger than rising tides
An indomitable force pushing at an irrational object
And so she wakes, smiles at the sky
Fixing sunny side ups for her kin
To get by in spite of everything
is sometimes the bravest act of all
