Charlene Lee Biography

You look me in the eyes and speak my name,
As if my life were nothing but a game,
A kingdom built on foundations of grief,
Where you find your joy and your relief.
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You do not like me; that is fine, I know,
I never asked for you to lay the floor below.
If I am not your person, if you cannot stay,
I'll be the one to move the stones out from your way.
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I love the men with the wild, long hair,
And the spark in their eyes like a silent prayer.
I love the way that a man isn't scared to cry,
To let the tears fall 'neath a heavy sky.
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A world at war, where countries collide,
With nowhere for the truth to hide.
The engines of power are loud and deep,
While the promises they made us, they never keep.
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To the world, I'm a mother of two who seems fine,
With struggles kept quiet and tucked out of line.
But behind the front door, the battle is real,
Against all the judgments that people reveal.
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