Throughout my life
I fall
I rise
I live
I learn
I survive
Against life’s tapestry
Taking forward strides
In my darkest moments
I stop
I retreat
I isolate
I cry
I still survive
Detours, destinations, love, loss and lies
Along this unforgiving path
Alone or with allies
I keep trying
My journey started with trauma
I have looked evil in the eyes
I have overcome those that tried to take my life
I have been abandoned
Completely cast aside by those that gave me life
I have prepared to die numerous times
I have been cut apart
I have been embedded with foreign parts
Broken, stitched together and cauterized
I did survive
But along the way
I have experienced many wonderful times
I have seen a child brought into this world
I have held the hand of someone leaving this life
I have felt a love that never dies
I have seen the world through someone else’s eyes
I have laid under a million stars across the night sky
I have been lost and found
I have found my voice
I have realized my strength
I have learned forgiveness
I have seen many beautiful scenes
I have survived
Across this fragile thing called life
I stand
I live
I fight
These scars represent the battles I’ve won
The pain serves as my battle cry
A warrior
I ALWAYS SURVIVE

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