She is beautiful. Lives in the eye of the beholder. She is stunning. Shunned by society. Her skin is thickened. It has to be. Face to face daily with adversity. She is a motherless child. Grown up now. Mother's still there. A childless mother. She is a lady unlike any other. As such she will thrive. She's staying alive. Living and breathing. Taking five. Gasping and striving. Making a living. The power of the voice. A choice. Only she can make. (C) LIVVI MMXV