I knew that they would break;
the wax sun and paper moon
that stood like clouds above the bed.
The ones that spoke like absent dreams,
when the teddy in my arms wasn't
enough.

Maybe you are my guardian angel;
    or maybe you are simply my mother.
Your heart always so gentle,
     the purest form than any other.

As if I am your physical beating heart,
     and you are the unbreakable ribs,
I have never known a more protective guard,
    since the time I was sleeping in the crib.

I was seven when you could no longer hide,
    the first of many times I would witness,
how broken you really were inside,
    Mummy's never shown her weakness...

I was seven when I had to force you to eat,
    cover you with blankets when you fell asleep,
and wipe the tears from your cheeks.
     That's when I learned that it was okay to weep.

You continue to carry me forward
     despite the added weight on my shoulders;
You make sure I'm armoured,
     should I ever falter.

There is not enough metaphors,
    to adequately describe you.
No amount of words in a bookstore
    can describe your value.

It's been you and I for a while now,
     We have put each other back together;
So take this as my final vow,
     I promise to fix you forever.

Strong

Is a word used to describe the capacity in which we are able to carry amounts of weight

Strong

Is what we call body builders, muscley men and women who we look at and say "wow they're strong" just by looking at their shape

Strong

In the dictionary is described as "having the power to move heavy weights and perform other physically demanding tasks"

Strong

Means something different to me and when someone turns to me and asks

What does strength mean to you?

I respond with,

Strong

Is the woman that carries a child inside her for 9 months and perseveres

Strong

Is the person who has to force themselves to carry on after they lose someone dear

Strong

Is putting both of those things side by side and losing the woman that raised you

Strong

Is knowing she will never be there to face you

Strong

Is carrying on after having the most important person to you snatched right from your fingertips

Strong

Is trying to move forward knowing that your stomach will churn every time the word “Mum” comes to your lips

Strong

Is a word they tell me I am but why doesn't it feel that way?

Strong

Is a strength I hope to feel one day.

So ...
What Does LOVE REALLY Mean To You .... ???  
Your Lovers' Touch ... Or The Things They DO .... ???
That Make You FEEL ... Your Love Is REAL ... ?!?  
  
Well I've Said Before That UNCONDITIONAL LOVE ...  
Came From My MUM And That's For ... SURE ... !!!!!  
  
A Love of STRENGTH Right To Her END.  
That Now Transcends ... BEYOND Her Death .......  
  
I LOVE You STILL Mum Because Your Love STILL RUNS ...
Right Through My Veins And KEEPS Me ... SANE ...  
  
Even Though Your Body's ....................... Gone .........................  
Your Love For ME ... STILL KEEPS Me STRONG ... !!!!!!!  
  
NOW THAT's LOVE To Me ... !!!  
  
... UNCONDITIONAL LOVE ... !!!!  
  
But What About YOU ... ???  
Does Love Consume The Air You Breathe ... ?  
Or Play A Tune To A ... DIFFERENT Theme ...  ???  
  
For Some It Seems Some NEW Nikes ...  
Or A Diamond Ring That ... Blings' And BLINGS ... !!!!!  
Is The Kind of STUFF They ... Choose To LOVE ... ?!?  
  
Or A NICE Sports Car With A Home That's ... LARGE ... !!!  
Where LOVE Gets SCARRED When Things Get HARD ... !!!!!!!  
  
But .....
Who Am I To Say That's NOT Okay ... !?!  
Love Can Be DISPLAYED In MANY Ways ... !!!!!  
  
Well Love To ME FILLS Empty Plates ... !!!!!  
And Does NOT Feed Off ... EXPENSIVE Tastes ... !!!!!!  
  
Love DON'T WATCH Face ... !!  
Or ... Colour Or Race ...    
  
Love Finds NO PLACE ...  
To ....... Sep - ar - at - e .........  

Because of .... HATE .... !!!  
  
Love ELEVATES And Infiltrates ...  
A Place In Hearts So That Hate ............................ DEPARTS ... !!!!!!  
  
But LOVE Can HURT ... !!!  
When Love FILLS URNS Or FILLS A HEARSE ... !!!  
  
Because THAT Love Is For Someone ...  
Whose Time Has Come To FACE QUESTIONS ...  
  
Questions Like ....  

"Son, what have you done, within your life  
to earn a shrine up in the sky ?  
Have you done enough, to not get dumped,  
in the devils' home, where evil roams ?"  
  
There's Love There TOO DON'T You Be FOOLED ... !!!  
  
In Hell Love Still UNSETTLES ... !!!!!  
The ******* of .... DEVILS ....  

Leaving Them ... DISHEVELLED ... !!!!!!  
  
And Then Makes Graves For Hate To Lay ...  
And FADE AWAY From ... Dormant Brains ...  
It's NEVER TOO LATE For Love To AWAKE ...  
A Body And Soul That Is ... HATE Controlled ... !!!!!  
  
So What Would Love Say To Hate ....  
If They Had A Debate ... ?!?  
  
"I understand you nurture war,  
so, exactly what cause are wars good for ?"  
  
"Well they're good for......."
  
"Whoa, hold on there bro, that question was a rhetorical one,
i'm the oracle son ! Wars like you are clearly dumb,
and lead to news that leaves mums numb,
when they have lost, daughters and sons !  
That's quite a cost for war actions !  
I seek PEACE and UNITY, better scenes than blood on streets,
I AM BEAUTY, DON'T YOU SEE !?!"  

See Love DEFINES Those Happy Times ...  
And Has NO PRICE or Things That SHINE ... !!!  
  
While HATE And WAR As I Said Before ...  
Costs SO MUCH More Than Securing Shores ...  
When Souls Are Mourned For A BOGUS Cause ... !!!!!
  
Soldiers SHOW LOVE When Shooting GUNS ... ?!?  
MISGUIDED Love ... From Those ABOVE ....

Whose LOVE For POWER Makes Them DEVOUR ...  
ANY Currency To FEED Their GREED ...
Like Count Dracs' Breed ... !!!  
  
What Part of LOVE Says SPILL SOME BLOOD ... ?!?  
Or Learn To **** For ... DOLLAR BILLS ... ???
  
Love NEEDS NO PAY To ELEVATE .....  
The Minds of Brains From Mental PAIN .... !!!
  
A Smile And A Joke Can Help Folk Cope ...  
To Deal With STRESS And IGNORANCE ... !!!  
  
FORGIVENESS ... And Love DEFLECTS .....  
THOSE ... POISONED Darts .... !!!  
Aimed At The Hearts of LOVE FILLED WILLS ... !!!  
Who'd Rather CHILL Than Get Caught Up ...
In Stuff That's ... DUMB ... !!!!  
  
Like Pulling GUNS To Prove You're TOUGH ... ?!?  
LOVE Can Be ROUGH And Be ... MESSED UP ... !!!!!!  
  
But SHOULD NOT Lead ...  
To ... HATE-FILLED Deeds ... !!!!!
  
You See LOVE .... Concedes ....  
And Walks AWAY .................................................................­­...  
So That It Can .........................  B R E A T H E........................... ! ! !  
  
And Find A Way To RISE AGAIN ...  
And DISMISS ........................................................ Pain ............ !!!!!!  
  
Love SUPERSEDES Petty Jealousies ...  
And QUICKLY Denies The Use of LIES ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
  
Love IS DEEP ... Love IS ME ..... !!!!!  
Love IS YOU .... Love IS COOL ... !!!!!  
Love CAN Move And Love CAN SOOTHE ... !!!
  
And MOST of ALL Love Is THE TRUTH ... !!!!!  
  
I Guess That's Why I Write These Rhymes ...  
To Prove That There Is LOVE In .... ALL OF US .... !!!!!!  
  
These Words Have Come From .... UP ABOVE .... !!!
  
So I Now Give Them To You ...  
  
With THIS ....  
  
MY ...... " LOVE " .......