(#39) A Reason To Live

For every tear in your skin,
You will heal it, you will
Patch up every injury
The world can possibly damage
You with, and a scar will remind you
Not to play the fool twice.

Like how the cat licks its
Wounds for hours, absorbed-
There is no shame for the pained
To spend more time mending
Our scratched limbs alone
When we fall down, stumble

On the street.
Every fight is your own fight,
Nobody should force you to
Take up their stances.
You have the right to say
"No." - Remember.

There is no issue in the brunt,
But only in the surrender.
Within you lies a diamond-
You will not see it in black, coal
Unless you take the pressure.
Never back down, be it where

The path crushes your bones
Or breaks your spirit, let it be.
Deal with every small step,
One, another, another-
The long distances will cover
Themselves in time, trust it.

Every tear you shed, every moment
You feel like breaking, that drop from
Your eyes, that which shines in the light
Is the product of your work. It will comfort
You, or be your celebration, for that diamond is
Your produce, you earned it.

For every tear in your eye,
You earned it, you will
Grow stronger, and through
The endless emotional path, you will find
Someone who will dab your tears, lessons, and
Narrate your account as you pen a history.



For Stephanie,
Here's a reason to stand back up after every fall.

Thanks for this request,
I hope it means something to you as much as it does to me.