Connected Hearts She came from you You watched her cry You were there You took her into a world You were there when she was born
A part of you
Someone you loved
Connected hearts
As he vented his rage
He beat her and though you could not protect her
You did not take her away
As she breathed her first breath
She fed from your breast
You had a closeness more than any love
Of nightmares that others would not believe
You watched on as her childhood was taken
Blinded by your own needs
You were there, as she held you in her arms, when you died
Despite everything you failed to do
Your beautiful daughter was always stood by you
Christopher Wellbelove
24 July 2007
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