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You see a vision in her eyes Sparkling white but mesmerized A future she's dreamt of a million times A life that's inspired a million rhymes Incessant lines of what possibilities may come But with it now before her, does she come undone? I've risen anew with countless burning suns And yet I feel my days have only just begun For a new sun burns most brightly within my gut The new life of he who could open every door that I have shut Rebuild every bridge out of the ashes and the soot Weave every fray together from every line I may have cut And with these rewoven ties, I provide a place he could call home As safe, warm, and protected as his space within my womb A calm embrace assuring that he'll never be alone For my son, my world, the greatest love I've ever known.

Once upon a time we were tightrope walkers strung up over gravel paths Held steady and high by our pride and porcelain masks, [And vindicated efforts of the rebellious vengeance we owed the world] We were strong, but we were foolish Never weary of the dark clouds as they crouched, looming in the distance Because we owned the night, the stars, and all that they surrounded Fire in our bellies of beasts unbounded Once perceived as uprooted hopelessly, Turned instead to nomadic and conquering With no home to call our own but the blood in our veins We became residents to our family names Because this family was, and always will be, "home" And no matter where we went or what we did, we stood by our own Heavy crowns and misplaced thrones, Believing the sound peace of our love and loyalty would never abandon us.. Unaware of God's fury as those storm clouds began to open up A tumult of past due misfortune accrued through our many debts Boisterous rule-brea