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Melissa Ortega

Abre tus ojos
My sweet little one
Abre tus ojos
Don't tell me it's done
My princess, my child,
My sweet angel dear.
Look, please
My eyes are wide open
Although bursting with fear
Her life was taken
Before it'd begun
The weight of her body
Too heavy to run
Trinkets collected
From a pocket or two
The only things left
No hope to undo
So...
Open your eyes
My sweet princesa
And be a guardian angel
For your mother, forever

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