Strength



Strength is...
Being shell shocked and blindsided
Rocked to your core
Plunged into the dark, jagged abyss
Overcome by pain and bitterness
A suffocating weight on your chest

Deciding to rise again to face the day
Letting the music and light of the world creep in
Pulling back from the precipice
Choosing to live again
Finding the lessons in the pain

Stepping out after the storm has passed
Admiring the world washed clean
Ready to heal old wounds
To change for the better
Opening your heart more than you ever thought possible

- Kathryn Palacio
Loving My Soul

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