Defeated

It took me long time to realize that the word defeated could mean a lot of different things,

And when you feel like it is causing you a setback, it is actually allowing you to spread your 

wings.

Just because you feel like you are defeated, does not mean that you actually are,

And you are getting stronger, and building that resilience with every new scar.

You have not been defeated, but have faced many defeats,

But the important thing is, that you never allowed any of it to make you feel beat.

Everytime you got knocked down, you always fought back,

Because you always believed in yourself, and never thought about the skills that you lack.

That takes an amount of strength that you keep seeming to forget,

Because every time you felt like you weren’t getting anywhere, you just reminded yourself that 

you weren’t there yet. 

That little word is what allows for the change to take place,

And you can continue to say ‘I got this,’ even with tears streaming down your face.

There is a reason that you had to go through every difficult situation,

And even though it was difficult, you were the one who was standing strong at the end of the 

altercation.

This is nothing new because you have had to fight for so long,

And in the end, with every beat down, you know that is what is making you strong.

When it feels like it is getting to hard, and you can’t take it anymore,

You know you have the strength to pick yourself up off the floor.

No matter how hard it gets, this is not how your story is going to end,

And you know that you have a reputation to defend.

No one can bounce back from anything the way that you can,

Because you want this more than anything, and you know that you have to stick to the plan.

You need to disappoint everyone who wants to see you fail,

You are the one who is creating the path, and who is going to leave behind a trail.

Everyone who doubted you is going to see you succeed,

At the end of the day, you know that you are the only one that you will ever need.