I wanted to be your fire A candle in the dark, A calming radiance Exuding warmth So I kept burning Just to be seen Melting into pieces, Enduring the heat Until the flame Left nothing of me.
Some believe strength is bravery Some equate it with toughness Some think it is to be unyielding But I know strength is also kindness Because it takes so much not to give pain The power to fill you with bitterness