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When the diamond worthy brilliance 
of the stars in our eyes subsides


There is much to realize 
in the dimness of the new atmosphere


Things we heard and disregarded
Things we saw and blinked away
They didn't apply to us that day or the many days ahead


Our mothers were just unlucky, we said
We didn't have to be
But the roses in our lenses don't allow for us to see


And it didn't happen all at once
And it didn't seem so big at first
And we thought that we would have the fix
And love would conquer all
And now we feel our balance waver
And now we start our fall

When the mighty force of gravity 
begins pulling us into ourselves

We begin to realize the realm 

of the discovery of our own strength

Each day we arm ourselves and stand

Push on in ways that only we can

The cards they force into our hand can only be played by us

Our mothers were building our armor, you see

That one day we would fit

When our warrior of womanhood had at last grown into it