It will not be from me....

My oldest daughter came into this world following a sequence of unfavorable circumstances 

The odds already stacked against her with a mother who was afraid she wouldn’t be able to love her 

I never understood why they said a mother’s love was the most powerful force on earth, until they placed her in my arms 

She ignited a fire in my heart with a potency that could far exceed any natural law or mortal limit

Consuming me with a gentleness that could subdue a hurricane into morning dew just to keep her dry

Her sister invoked the same all-consuming wave of devotion and determination the very instant she began to form 

My love for them makes standing in the core of a supernova look like a faint flicker in the distance 

As they slept peacefully in my arms, swaying back and forth, I softly sang “I will keep you safe, I will keep you warm.”  

There is quite literally nothing with the capacity to even make me question that declaration 

I have slayed monsters single handedly and spat them into oblivion without hesitation 

So, if you think my voice won’t be heard from sea to shining sea to ensure that it is her body her choice

Or that the fire in my eyes could not level an entire militia with ease to allow her the right to choose who she decides to love one day 

Then for you I pray that you find mercy where you can because it will not be from me.