Cracked but Not Broken

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.