So you thought you had broken me?

So you thought you had broken me?

So you thought you had broken me?

Thought you had me beat?

Thought I would wither and fade?

Thought I would just die?

But

How wrong you were!!!

I have seen harder times

And returned unscathed

I have been beyond

And seen

The awesome power of my God

I will survive

Not because you wished me ill

Nor because mine was yours to take

But because I love you

I love you beyond all reasonable doubt

I find in every step you take a yearning to be free

To learn how I still smile

Despite my pains and my travails

Despite pangs of love unrequited

Yet I survive

I wield the power

I hold sway

Am restrained in the face of provocation

I am noble, of noble stock and heritage

this is no happenstance

there are no precursors!

I remain

I remain calm

Despite or inspite?

Without or within?

I remain

Stoical

Strong

Engaged

In the face of provocation

I tolerate, and I am tolerant

Am inspired, I don’t conspire

Or perspire

Am unbowed

But,.. what?

You thought you had me beat?

You thought you had broken me?

But you never considered for a moment,…

That I knew,….

I knew where I was coming from

I knew where I had been

And now I know where I belong

R’h2o – the essence of life, a gift returned, only one question can you submit? where is your faith?