Stronger Than We've Dared Believe
The only way out is through-
Never true,
Since the dawn of time:
Always there would be a way
To slip through the cracks,
Retreat, pass the blame,
Dig that grave,
Find a scapegoat
For all the shame,
Because fear
Lives here
And has us all by the throat.
But brave begets brave,
And the best way out is through:
The heart is stronger
Than we’ve dared believe.
I know- my own has reached
Astonishing pace, stolen breath,
And come back from the dead-
I’m not going to waste it.
The giant is awake,
This lightning is alive:
I’m going head first
into the labyrinth of why.
Every evil seeks power:
They think I am afraid.
Come at me, dragons!
I will not be your slave.
Fight in my eyes
And fire in my lungs.
Storm in my heart-
Angels at my side.
I'm on the front lines
To see it through,
Until the tide turns
Against all that is untrue.
Copyright © Jamie Wright Bagley, 2015. All Rights Reserved.