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A poem about my mom who was a trailblazer and was the second woman to become a coal miner in the state of Alabama. It was the early 80s and Faye (I always called my mom by her name) went from ironing shirts at a hot and sweaty shirt factory to working deep, deep underground. The huge pay difference was great for us since she was a single mom and my "father" was a dead beat who didn't pay child support.

Description
A poem about my mom who was a trailblazer and was the second woman to become a coal miner in the state of Alabama. It was the early 80s and Faye (I always called my mom by her name) went from ironing shirts at a hot and sweaty shirt factory to working deep, deep underground. The huge pay difference was great for us since she was a single mom and my "father" was a dead beat who didn't pay child support.