Strength Within You

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. *
Life's not easy, it's not meant to be.
We need only to hold on longer
To what goodness we still can see.

Deep in even the blackest night,
There always remains a faint spark,
One small trace of still shining light,
We must find to see past the dark.

This hardship won't last, but more lies ahead.
With each trial we face, we must find,
Our thoughts of grim tides we despondently dread
Too often take over our minds.

People forget, fall away from the truth.
They assume hope prevails no more.
Once they see the light and, unswerving, persue,
They find so much to be thankful for.

Unchanging, it stays, a standard true.
It leads through adversity deep.
Be wise, seek for it, and it will find you.
Stay strong, and that light will you keep.

As misfortune o'er takes all you hold dear,
Find the good in each trial you face.
Seize it quick, hold fast, when the end feels near.
You'll make it and fears will erase.

Don't lose the light, keep it firm in your heart,
Though it can often be hard to see,
It's always there, of you it is part.
In the end, only stronger you'll be.