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She was a woman who was strong.
She was a woman who would walk into a coworker’s office,
She was a woman who worked twelve-hour days.
She was a woman who believed in nothing but herself.
She was a woman who picked flowers
She was a woman who belched out loud.
She was a woman who would turn up the stereo She was a woman who read philosophy.
She was a woman who would jump on hotel beds
She was a woman who wanted to be better.
She was a woman who never played drinking games,
She was a woman who raised the pitch of her voice
She was a woman who wrote letters to the editor.
She was a woman who wrote poetry.
She was a woman who worked on eight different projects
She was a woman who never asked for help. She was a woman who was always trying.
She Was a Woman
She was a woman who thought too much.
She was a woman who had dreams.
She was a woman who accomplished everything she set out to.
She was a woman who wore a crown of thorns.
She was a woman who was punished for things she had not done.
She was a woman who was beautiful.
She was a woman who was beaten down.
She was a woman who was angry.
stand on a desk and do the twist,
just to relieve corporate boredom.
She was a woman who cried at Kleenex commercials.
She was a woman who fought for her rights.
She was a woman who should not have been born.
She was a woman who begged to be loved.
She was a woman who deserved more.
from her neighbor’s yards in the middle of the night.
She was a woman who laughed too hard.
She was a woman who swore too much.
She was a woman who grew up too fast.
and dance alone in her living room.
She was a woman who needed a reason.
She was a woman who always saw the irony.
She was a woman who demanded perfection.
She was a woman who was always looking for something else.
every time she travelled and booked a room.
Because it was hers. Because she could.
She was a woman who hated to lose control.
She was a woman who planned everything.
She was a woman who always had to feel secure.
because she never needed an excuse to drink.
when she was asking for something.
She was a woman who talked to her cat in a baby voice.
She was a woman who could not eat something she could not kill.
She was a woman who went to the manager
when the service was bad.
She was a woman who liked making waves.
She was a woman who could drink most men under the table.
She was a woman who loved dirty jokes.
She was a woman who seldom crossed her legs.
at once, and still managed to get them all done on time.
She was a woman who always had the answers.
She was a woman who admired ability.
She was a woman who did everything to extremes.
She was a woman who wanted to be alive.
She was a woman who was never satisfied.
She was a woman who was always.
She was a woman who was.
She was a woman who
She was a woman.
She was a
She was
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