On the verge of tears all day
A million reasons why
A million reasons for them to be there
And a million reasons to keep them inside
Today I bought the lie
“You are not enough”
As so many days before
And so many yet to come

Today I was not strong enough
To be the strength for someone else
To find truth among the lies
To reach out for help
To combat the growing insecurity
To brush it off
Today I was only strong enough
To struggle through

But today I was strong enough for that
Just as so many days before
And so many yet to come
This is my war
Battles waged monthly
Weekly
Daily
Even by the hour

Somedays I charge valiantly
Seizing enemy territory
While others I settle in the bunker
Concerned only with holding fast
So long as I survive
Tactics matter not
And survive I must
For the enemy cannot win