Resilient...

Wounded...
Struck down...
Gashed and bleeding...

Down the dumps, I have found myself repeatedly...
Depression and despair, I know all too well...
Sadness and mourning, my usual companions...
Failure and falling short, I've grown accustomed to...
Pain and suffering, my teachers...

I fell...
I caved...
I gave...
I cried...

But every time...

I learn...
I stand...
I conquer...
I BECOME BETTER...