Ode to the Strong Woman

You’ve probably met her; you just don’t know it yet

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You know her. She sits beside you on the bus. You went to school with her. She’s in the cubicle next to yours.

She’s your mother. Your sister. The cousin no one could ever understand. You could even be her, though you might not realize it yet.