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My Life, Your Life
I bore you
Fed you
Clothed you
Protected you
I held you in my arms
My life was your life
And so you grew
And so you all grew
You watched them
Your brothers and sisters
Slash at me
You watched me weaken with every cut
With rivers of my blood
They built
You helped
Still I held you
Your life is my life
How soon you forgot
Now my breath shakes
So your breath shakes
What you once used to build
Drowns you
You have my love
But my heart slows
So your heart slows
With quaking arms I hold you
Your life is still my life
How reckless you were
“Mother, save us”
“Mother, help us”
“Mother, let us stay in your arms”
I’ll feed you
I’ll clothe you
I’ll protect you
If I live
If you awaken
If you love me
If you remember
That my life is your life
And yours is mine