a girl like his mother

he said he wants a girl like his mother,

who speaks God - and

dresses like no other man has ever embraced her presence

he said he wants a woman with self-respect

who doesn’t talk back.

a woman that walks two steps behind him

and allows him to be a man.

he said he wants a woman to accept his tired past.

and all the girls he has ever been with,

soft spoken with a feminine grace

he said he wants a woman with boundaries -

and knows her value.

and to birth children with the same eyes

he wants a woman that hides - her disappointments under her tongue

and every wound under her veil

a woman that will stay - even when he decides to walk away.

he wants a woman who is pious,

understanding,

like his mother.

(my response)

what have you done to deserve her?