On the cold hard bathroom floor
She crumples in despair
Hitting and punching the hurt away
Desperately pulling at her hair
You see, she knows this physical pain
She inflicts upon herself
Replaces the mental torture
Wreaking havoc on her health
It’s a temporary release
The guilt leaves her feeling worse
She feels that there is no way out
Of this evil, all consuming, life destroying curse
It took years until she realised
That she could make a change
With the tiniest strength left inside
She felt things differently, she began to feel quite strange
Strangeness in a sense of strength
She never believed she possessed
Yet in her weakest moments
She found it in deep rest
Now in that time of rest, greater strength was found
She picked her body piece by piece
Slowly from the ground
Fractured little pieces
Of her life lay on the floor
Patiently she takes each piece
Gently rebuilding her castle once more
She prays this is the final time
She won’t crash down again
but if she does, she reminds herself
Of her new found inner strength
You might believe you don’t have it
She understands, as she believed that too
That is why she shares her truths
Saying ‘I’ve been there and I see you’
That inner strength she talks about
It’s not too hard to find
It’s just buried deep under all the struggles
You find it when you start being kind
Kind in the words that you use
When speaking of yourself
Kind in the thoughts going through your mind
In the days that don’t go so well
In those kind moments, your self shares with you
A trusted bond is formed
Something very magical happens
A light comes shining through
That light shines it’s beam as you gently move the struggles aside, lifting the heavy weight
The light reveals the beauty of that inner strength, embrace, believe, soak it in
It’s there, it’s yours, now is your time
It’s never ever too late
