She was a picture of beauty
Her skin pale like fresh-fallen leaf
Now shes a picture of age
Etched with burdens to bear.
She was a picture of submission
Willing to do as you pleased
Now shes a picture of resistance
Hardened by what she has seen
She wasa picture of loveliness
Her complexion as smooth as silk
Now she is a picture of maturity
Wrinkled with stern knowledge
She was a picture of innocence
No worries in the world
Now shes a picture of worldliness
Tear-stained from years of grief
©mylcebon
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