!
She has
a strength inside her
that seeps   out   too bright
They falter to stand next to her
||
under her shadow
||
||
\\//__


...


she has had pain
they have held it  to her face
and flung it at her again and again


...


she
will not
falter;

but
when
the waves
of sorrow crash
< upon her heart 3
salt pouring into her
tightly bound wounds
she wrenches herself
together, gracefully
retreats to slip
away

and
agonisingly cry
till her liquid baubles
of pain are crystal dry
another layer of strength
crystallising her
in mind

...

yet
they only
see her strength
as a poison to overcome
and her foot steps though sure,
are placed with such delicate care
that no one has everthe courage
to follow her or dare Walk
on the high road to
redemption  

...

instead they stay stuck in thier own reflection of pride
Made up of excuses and lies.

...



she is a
being of
light

and
strength
despite her
humaness
and
frailtie
they are gifts
and can not be
un bestowed
~ or ~
\                             /
torn               her  
from

....

they can only create an ill-usion that satisfies themselves
In to a comfortable delusion on their road to perdition.

...




In
her
strength
she will always
overcome, it was
written on her
soul*





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