Poetry by Romy Marylou Amber Joosten

  "Superwoman" [Verse 1] She wakes before the sun Lifts the weight no one sees Puts on a brave face For a world that lets her bleed Coffee cold on the table Dreams shelved on the shelf She’s been saving everyone But forgot to save herself [Verse 2] She laughs when she’s breaking Wipes her tears with her hands They call her “so strong” But they’ll never understand All the nights spent shaking From the things she won’t say And all the times she vanished Just to help someone stay [Pre-Chorus] They think she’s made of steel But she's cracking at the seams No one ever asked her About her shattered dreams [Chorus] She’s a superwoman In a war with no name Carries silence like a weapon Takes the hurt, takes the blame She’s a fire in the cold But she's burning all alone She’s a superwoman And she just wants to come home [Verse 3] There’s medals on her scars Unseen but still earned A lifetime of battles Where no one’s returned She prays...