Strong

They say you’re a lioness

Fierceful, bare teeth, growling

As you try to protect the one you love the most

They say you are a wolf

Howling, angry, lonely

Blood running as fast as your thoughts

They say you are strong

But are you really?

How strong are you

As you watch the blood vessels explode

Under the pressure of evil needles and cold glances?

How strong are you, really?
They say you are brave,

But how brave are you, really?
As you see his terrified eyes begging you to stay,
As you are forced out the door

As you once were forced out into this merciless world

As you cry in the hallways, your nails running through your face,

Eyes like flames, voice as a flaming sword
How brave are you?

Burning through bodies you wish to destroy

Not just for the sake of destruction,

But just because they are strong, healthy and good

And those people don’t deserve such great bodies

As you watch the one you love the most being poisoned

Patched, still, fading,

You wish him their bodies

You wish you could give him your lungs

Your heart, your health, your nerve

Your blood

Your spine

Your courage

They say you are strong

But are you strong enough to bare this?