Statue
Chiseled from concrete,
not marble,
she is made of sturdy stuff:
a cathedral of a different kind.
No one stood before
a slab of raw material and
conceived her with his eyes.
Her parents poured the foundation, yes, but
she raised herself
up from there.
So, when you cannot find
the curves you are expecting,
at the corners of her lips,
remember that she is unfinished,
in progress,
under construction,
as we all are.
She will smile
when she is good
and ready.
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