Manuela

She curls up like a ball at the sound of thunder The distant guns are closing fast Her body's hard as stone as her heart is tender Forget your past, Manuela She finds the strength to heal in her darkest hour Confronting soldiers as she sleeps Her solitude is bold, but she fights for comfort With a friend she keeps, Manuela Run from the night and emerge into day Banish those demons as you pull away Weakened by flight but empowered by will To live and breathe a newer day She cries out with a plea from those burning embers That took her little girl away Standing shoulder deep in a town of rubble Alive but trapped, Manuela Lost in a world of unending design We cannot find the path to travel on All I can offer this brave battered soul Is a weathered hand to rest upon The fires of Guernica are ablaze forever Behind those dark devoted eyes Your day of rest will come when the shells stop falling From angry skies, Manuela I'll tend to your heart, Manuela