Strength

(For my Mother-In-Law Cheryl)

Strength comes through in all sorts of ways,

it shows you just how far you've come even with those sudden bad days.

After all, we understand your life dictates how you will rise,

along with those insecurities, we hide with masks we call disguise.

If the path we know, gives us issues, derailing you off course,

its that strength of someone wiser, that further helps you reinforce.

For myself, so many obstacles always seem to hold me back,

whereas in the end, no matter how hard I try, i'm always under attack.

With all the problems in my life, I've always found it hard to heal,

unnoticeable on the outside, many believe my afflictions aren't even real.

Thanks to those wise words, my mother in law told me so,

if you are aware of all your weaknesses, then your finest moments will come to show.

For your finest moment will then prove how strong you really are,

as you look into the endless sky's it will prove you are that one and only star.

A sad tale of her life's journey, such pain she fought alone,

in spite of her loneliness within that dark place, she always stood on her own.

The strength she has is through any means, she'll be there for all around her,

she's living proof to walk again and even becoming a mother.

Knowing that it can be tough to leave behind those memories of her youth,

her happiness will always trump to show all living proof.

For she knows there once was a day when she was just like me,

depressed with darkened thoughts, low self worth and constant anxiety.

I know that strength isn't always about how much that you can take,

sometimes its all in how well you cope even after you yourself also did break.

A women scorn is stronger when she stands up for whats right,

an old man at the brink of death, finally ready to cross into the light.

An Olympic Star is injured, told he'll never walk again,

strength empowers through determination to get that medal in the end.

For our bodies are our temple needing strength for our hearts to beat,

then we rest our precious bodies so we have strength to walk on our own two feet.

Such time is precious giving us those moments to live on,

so we climb no matter any height its that motivation that makes us strong.

We will become the strongest when we get beaten to the floor,

its the strength you have to get back up and try again once more.