I Am

I am a girl In moments of need, my strength becomes a beacon I am wise With open arms, I mend the rifts of others’ burdens, setting aside my own I am proud I honor the souls who paid the price for liberty's embrace I am a boy It is my duty to shield those I hold dear I am strong A steadfast figure for those who seek solace in trials I am courageous I forge ahead, unfazed by the storms that may arise We are human beings Our wounds cry out with crimson threads of life We are not perfect Our journey leads to the silence of the end We are not indestructible We fracture beneath the weight of relentless trials I am strength An essence coursing through the veins of all I am anger A fire that ignites in the hearts of Men I am power A surge of vitality called forth in moments of need I am all this And more than the breath of existence itself I am