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Friday, January 25, 2008

Resilience (a poem about courage & the power of hope)

Fear. Tears. Blood.
Yet I am here, still.

Hunger, it hurts. Thirst, unquenchable.
Yet I am here, still.

Ache.
Yet I am here, still.

There is nothing.
Yet I am here, still.

Betrayed. It is unnecessary.
Yet I am here, still.

Do you know what I've done?
Yet I am here, still.

I do not want to acknowledge what I have seen.
There is not enough room in my heart for all of that pain.
Yet I am here, still.

Broken.
Yet I am here, still.

I risk hoping.
Thus I am here, still.

1 comment:

Husain L said...

I really liked your poem and also used it for my daughter's literary review project at school.