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Martyred Mother
I am a womb;
My life I live to nourish my sweet inside me.
I am a cocoon;
I protect this tender body from elemental battery.
But what do I receive for all that I give?
It is only for my fruit that I am suffered to live.
I am cut from my parents before I reach maturity,
I am labeled and carried off, to await much scrutiny.
And you, who's never contemplated the importance of my duty,
Will take me in your hands only when you judge me to be a beauty.
And then will you appreciate the importance of my labor?
No. It is only my sweet that you will savor.
You may decide to utilize me
In your plan to comically foil a villain.
You may decide to utilize me
To feed your organic arugula garden.
But chances are you'll find
That you have no use for me.
I'm old and soft and bruised,
And I bore you with my story.
But such is the life of a mother,
Who will give all to son and daughter.
And such is the death of a mother,
Who will die without glory and honor.
Who is this (vainglorious) heroine?
My life I live to nourish my sweet inside me.
I am a cocoon;
I protect this tender body from elemental battery.
But what do I receive for all that I give?
It is only for my fruit that I am suffered to live.
I am cut from my parents before I reach maturity,
I am labeled and carried off, to await much scrutiny.
And you, who's never contemplated the importance of my duty,
Will take me in your hands only when you judge me to be a beauty.
And then will you appreciate the importance of my labor?
No. It is only my sweet that you will savor.
You may decide to utilize me
In your plan to comically foil a villain.
You may decide to utilize me
To feed your organic arugula garden.
But chances are you'll find
That you have no use for me.
I'm old and soft and bruised,
And I bore you with my story.
But such is the life of a mother,
Who will give all to son and daughter.
And such is the death of a mother,
Who will die without glory and honor.
Who is this (vainglorious) heroine?
Answer
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