Inner Strength

I am a goddess.
Beautiful and intelligent.
Unique and eloquent.
Warlike and belligerent.
And this is inner strength.
It’s what makes or
Breaks a person’s soul.
It gives you confidence.
It gives you freedom while
Building the walls towards
Those who deceive you;
Defining and molding
You into the very virtues
That you believe in.
That’s inner strength.
It’s the ability to say yes or no.
The force of will that defends
The meaning behind the
Phrase “sticks and stones.”
I am human.
I’m perfect in my own eyes.
(Aren’t we all?)
We all love.
We all hate.
We’ve all made mistakes.
And despite condescension,
We all bleed.
Inner strength.
If you find it, you’re lucky.
It’s the rarest of qualities
And the greatest of traits.
And if you believe in it,
Then you’ve already won
Half the battle.