Staying Strong

When the rhythm of life interrupts suddenly and you find yourself in a skirmish this is how to stay strong. To all those who are struggling and yet others who have struggled.

Staying Strong

I hunker down

Trouble is coming in

Left and Right

They think they see spots

They think they see fangs

I kneel and pray

Crawling until I am 

Knocked down again

They think I’m bad

They think they know me

Chest heavy 

Looking above me

My heart open, my head clear

They don’t ask

They don’t question

Pure flow

Being I could

With what I knew

They seek what they think

Not what is

I’m for real

I’m breathing

Think I’m a perfect?

I’ve got clay shoes as anyone

Dusty like every other person

Ripping me a new one

Biting down on me

I’m a diamond in the rough

Adversity never scared me

God is in my soul and heart

I admit my flaws

Not always right

Over and Under

Growing is a pain

Paying the price 

Becoming something new

I am a simple being

Throwing myself 

Down hills of glass

The pain is worth it all

Won’t look back

Won’t look forward

Wish I could make them see

I am no monstrosity

Flap away little birds

The darkness is not coming

God is lighting the way

I’m glowing with his grace

I don’t know what is

Or will be

My past is but a memory

Won’t let it cloud the light

Sitting here taking hits

The more I bruise

The stronger I am

Might learn something

More than you know

Caz flowers can grow

Where weeds entangle

Who was that me before?

Can’t change what I did

Honest in what needs a fixin

Trust that God is with me

Happiness and peace

Is what I wish for all