Strength Poem by Jacqui Steele

Dark stormy skies
Nights full of lies
Anger and confusion, disbelief, sadness
There is no escaping this madness

Feelings of being trapped
Things changing so fast there`s no chance to adapt
Surrounded by people yet feeling so alone, hopeless
Full of self doubt, second guessing every move
There is not much more that I can lose

Knocked to the ground, I`ve never been so low
All my fears and scars are there to show
No more hiding, no more shame
There are so many things that are to blame

My life is in my hands
It is mine to map, time to explore all the uncharted lands
The path that I choose is up to me
No more weakness, my strength is something I need to see

No longer on the ground, slowly I shall rise
Slowly I am discovering all of your painful lies
In my weakness I have grown strong
It won't be long

I am okay, I am going to be just fine
My success is all mine
My strength is something I can choose
In this fight I choose not to lose.