This Cancer Stalks Her

This Cancer stalks her,

This strong Taurus woman,

Surrounded by her man, her children, her garden,

This Cancer stalks her,

This strong Taurus woman,

Giving her a too brief break to rest,

Now her colon, first her breast,

This strong Taurus woman,

Giving her a too brief break to rest,

Hope in the garden, hope in the farm,

Her loving man to keep her warm,

Giving her too brief a break to rest,

Hope in the garden, hope in the farm,

This shadow of harm will not undo her,

She has the strength to don the armor,

Hope in the garden, hope in the farm,

This shadow of harm will not undo her,

She has reserves of power and spirit,

Such loving family, friends in surfeit,

This shadow of harm will not undo her.

She has reserves of power and spirit,

She lost her soul first time through barbwire,

But now it knows the way through fire,

She has reserves of power and spirit,

She lost her soul first time through barbwire,

This Cancer stalks her,

This shadow inside her,

She lost her soul first time through barbwire,

This Cancer stalks her,

This strong Taurus woman,

Surrounded by her man, her children, her garden,

This Cancer stalks her.

8/9/20

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