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Rated: E · Poetry · Health · #1957256
For my mum.
Amazon


Mum,
cancer
took your breast
and stole your hair,
but you are alive.
So what does it matter
that you are an Amazon?
In truth, to be an Amazon
isn’t shameful. They are warrior
women: strong and courageous. Just like you.


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