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This poem was sent to me by a
very dear friend and she has
allowed me to share with others.
When she sent it to me she
explained alittle about why she
writes and how this piece came
about.
In my teen years I did not know
how to express myself properly, I
did this through lyrics and
poems. This particular one was
deep and dark originally. Once I
got into and revised it many,
many and I mean many, many
many times I guess I began to
feel better and somehow it
became something beautiful and
spiritual....

Thinking about it now, I realize
that through the construction of
these lyrics I was somehow
healing. So that is what I want to
share.

There are things that women,
young and old, deal with that
sometimes is too painful to talk
about.....Write. In a really odd
way it takes you out of the
moment and lets you look at your
situation from an outside
perspective. As if someone was
telling you their story.

You do not have to publish this if
you do not want to. But please
know that it is soley for your
benefit in however you utilize it. It
was intended as a really sad sad
country song, someday.
However, regarldless of how
much money I could have made
on these lyrics, I have gained far
more for just keeping it in my
heart.

Heart of a Woman

Whispers

by: Vanessa P. Wykle, 1998

When I was 15, I knew something was
wrong.
Mom was always crying and Dad was
never home.
Momma looked sick, she looked pale
in her face,
she would hold me in her lap and sing
Amazing Grace.

And she said, " Baby Girl, I am dying
slowly. After I gone,
please remember me"
She said, "Baby Girl, wipe the tears
from your face. I will sing you to sleep."
She sang Amazing Grace.

A few days later, My Pa came up to me
and he said "Baby Girl, just leave your
momma be."
As I walked in the room, she had a
smile upon her face.
I could hear the Angels singing
Amazing Grace.

And she said, "Baby Girl, I am dying
peacfully.
After I am gone, please remember
me."
And she said, " Baby Girl, wipe tears
from your face,
I will sing you to sleep."
She sang Amazing Grace.

Well it's been four years, since my
momma died.
Never have I once, seen my Pappa cry.
I know she is always with me, every
single day.
Before I go to sleep, I hear her
whipsers say,
"Baby Girl, please sleep peacfully. I
am watching over you.
Can you feel me?"
And she says, "Baby Girl, wipe the
tears from your face.
I'll sing you sleep."
She sings Amazing Grace.

Copyright © 1998 Vanessa P. Wykle
All rights Reserved.
Revised and posted 2008.