I tremble when you are near
Since you remind me how easy it is to break me

there is this someone
who faced the world
as if she was the daughter of ares.

she is as strong as her name.

she fights,
and falls,
and stands back up again.

through this endless cycle,
i see glimpses
of hopelessness and loss.

and i wish
that as she grows into a better warrior,
she realizes that she is not alone in this war,
for there are thousands of people
waiting and praying
for her to reach her victory.

Convention is a Covenant
That stultifies development
Tradition hinders gradual change
To Evolution an impediment