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The Bittersweet Truth of Strength

By Marcus HillPublished 5 months ago 1 min read

Broken — yet completely intact

from the bond of trauma.

Afraid to uncover buried scars,

hoping nothing new will surface.

What’s unseen still lingers,

no matter how healed

the wounds claim to be.

Fearless souls bow only to God,

even in the eye of the storm.

Stability is an environment

we either build or seek —

but standing still in hope

only sustains the cycle.

Freedom is a simple decision.

The mind is a force unbound.

Victory is merely an idea —

search for it relentlessly,

or rise boldly

and claim it as your own.

Choose — or be chosen:

the bittersweet truth

that reveals both weakness and strength.

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