Braided
Tears welled from your eyes and ran down your cheeks
Tears of happiness and sadness they speak
You closed your eyes and meditated in the air
With strong blonde braided hair
Like when you were young and wore a pony tail
Like a scarf wrapped around your neck so pale
I never thought you felt that cold
Was there warmth in its constricting hold
Unlike the empty embrace of the world
Did its pleasure make your toe's curl
Your choice was made, no future laid
So you did your thing, and left them on a string
The relief of your grief did cost... three children lost
No words to explain, their eternal pain
A picture that could never be faded
Just an image of you braided
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