@lawaashley loved the musings before the poem too: There's strength and decisiveness in her, yet an alluring vulnerability—the soft petals that make the magnolia captivating. She's in a quaint cafe, plush cushions and flickering fire pit, a blend of the rustic and the cozy. Her family's laughter fills the air. Laura would probably resonate with quotes from Anais Nin: "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage," and another from William Faulkner: "I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail."