In the morning i put on my war paint.
\nI draw lines beneath my eyes with charcoal,
\nMade of broken bones, cooked above a fire.
\nInfused with the screams of the dead,
\nThe screams of my mother as she said no,
\nThe screams of my sisters as they fled.
\nI paint blood across my lips,
\nStained with my own crimson color,
\nPulled from my veins each day I step upon the field of war.
\nI dust the sands beneath my feet across my cheeks,
\nFilled with grounded remains of my daughters,
\nWho were too young to survive the fight.
\nI blink against the graves of my sisters,
\nPainting my lashes in their deaths.
\nOutside, my enemies await.
\nBut for a moment, I hesitate.
\nAnd I urge my death to do the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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