Manuela - Globus

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

Forget your past, Manuela