Sacrificial Mother © 1.15.15 Sherry Bach

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Purposely, she set out to create them

Intentionally, she set out to love them

With a lot to learn she did proceed

It was never a matter of want vs. need

She knew what she sought, there was never a doubt in her mind

They say a sacrifice is a giving up

Of some great thing for the sake of

Obtaining something of greater value still

She never had the desire until

She met him and then she knew she had fallen in love

Designed to be used up or destroyed

She let them be her life never once annoyed

At the thought that her purpose had changed

How tragic if she had stayed the same

And never knew what it felt like, the filling of the void

She doesn't see it the way people say it

It doesn't feel like a sacrifice one bit

It feels like something she doesn't deserve

It feels like a value that needs to be preserved

Pushing onward and never considering letting herself quit

Not always easy but then again what is?

There's days filled with struggles, hers vs. his

Breathe in and breathe out then repeat it again

Don't focus your energy on where you've been

Look ahead to where you're going and enjoy what it gives

No greater purpose a woman has held

In her arms her babies, a vision to tell

Completely dependent on her love they are

If she's good, she'll help them reach for a star

If she's better, for them and with her it will go well