wrap me in your marrow, stuff me in your bones

there'd be days like this, my mamma said

your broad smile and shy eyes darting away
the image of you burned into my memory

don't you dare look back

you grew your power garden for your little ones

weren't we like a battlefield, locked inside a holy war

we are what we fear in others

walking through the trees
i never really know what's on your mind
is it ever me, or just someone you left behind

i was there when the rain tapped her way down your face
you were a miracle, i was just holding your space

that sky glowed all calico like phosphor in the sea
to the ground we fall, she owns us all
kings and boys and beast

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