I will not cry
Not any longer
What doesn't kill you
Will make you stronger

It stops here
The cut is small
I will not fumble
I will not fall

I will move on
And will not fail
Won't be defeated
I will prevail

The damage 
So painful and cruel
It haunts me now
But I am no fool

I will stand 
Look in your eyes
And I'll tell you
That I've realized

No escape 
Is found for pain
But the sun will come
Out of the rain

Times get rough
They always do
But they will pass
As always too

I will pull through
And stay alive
I will smile again
And still survive

© KLLK 2005

*Author's Note: This poem was written after an incredible
person taught me that life is what you make it, and it is
possible to get through the hard times with enough
determination.*