Woman Who CriedCopyright K. Omodele 2007
Can I mend your lacerated heart?
Douse the fire pain
and together face hard-wind rains
that lash slash slash lash.
Woman let me soothe your punctured heart
Saddle my back your burden-load
The climb feels a steep
never-ending, raggy road...
my shoulders can brace your wailing soul
Copyright K. Omodele 2007
***This poem is a tribute to my Auntie Jenny who lost her elder son, Kirk, over fifteen years ago in a gun accident. I have seen, first hand, how such a tragic loss can affect the human spirit and soul. Everyday, she Rises... and I think that is testament to the resilience of the Human Spirit.
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