Cracked but Not Broken
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A love that is like no other
steadfast…giving until it hurts
Forsaking herself
Yet wishing to remain whole.
Time has broken her heart
And filled it again with gold.
The cracks never disappear
But the love is greater than the pain.
Her life looks far different
Than her expectations foretold,
But someday looking back
When her children are grown and old,
She will realize she’d rather have cracks and creases
Caused by pain than to be perfectly beautiful
And not know the love of being a mom.