You powerful force, you.

I have my mother's hands

My father's eyes

My grandmother's hips

And razor sharp tongue.

Fiery magnetic energy

And sensitive spirit.

I have spent years learning,

Exploring, searching to understand

And connect the dots of my being.

My essence shines far brighter than my

Past,

My body,

My stories,

Labels.

I was awakened as a mother.

Reborn and finally put together

Like puzzle pieces that never fit.

I am alive to nurture

Hold space

Hold pain

For others.

The dark does not scare me

Does not make me run

Like most.

I will hold all of the shards of glass

That you break

Because I have broken too.

And I see now.

The entire scene plays out

On the big screen.

I am finally free.

Come.

Let me show you

Your beauty in every crevice

You powerful force, you.

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