Headstrong Women

They turn the grief over and over again

Until they are out of it 

Through and through

I have seen them walking

With the heart in their throats 

Ambushing to jump out anytime now 

They let it bleed till it don't cry 

Anymore 

These women had a hard time saying no

These women had a hard time saying I 

These women are in trance now 

They neither run nor stay 

They just be there

Wherever they are 

They are turning into 

What you scared them to 

They know what they 

Turning into 

They do not wait 

They do not leave 

They do become 

The clock.