Fuerza Y Valor Poem by O.S. Brooks

(written for a friend, a strong lady with much on her mind)


I have felt agony of the heart
enough so, that I've learned to trust
quietly in the corners of my soul
because life teaches you to be still
to hold on to every moment
as if it is your last
and only let go when you reach love
Love
Is
A
Battlefield
I have felt pain one thousand times my age
restless in my honesty
patient in my pursuit of happiness
Trusting...
I trust till the walls come crumbling down
till the spider stops spinning life
till the world is not enough
But...
That is my song
That is what built me this strong
I am a survivor of agony
felt it in the narrows of my heart
in the beat of my pulse
in the rythm of my walk
Still I strive...
I move forward numb with progression
wanting nothing
but more time with my new life
and less moments in doubt
I have seen enough to build mountains
on the heels of my sorrow
And still I survive...
Because I am strong enough to say never
To never do less
To never give in
I
AM
Woman