Strength.

The definition.

but it does not speak of
the breadth and depth of
the stomach-quenching pain,
the chest-hurting pangs,
the heart-felt longing;
does it?

as fables unfold,
Strength (as it seems);
is having the courage to fall and bleed.
is the power of acceptance and forgiveness.
the ability to love and to lose.
to admit and to change.
to laugh and cry.
to Live.

despite the odds.
despite the odds.

like
a phoenix, rising from the ashes.

push us to the edge (i dare you),
we shall fly.
we must.
we will.

"i am afraid of falling,"
"i have wings,"
-unknown author