The world keeps telling me <br />To get a grip or I won't last. <br />Have to 'open up my fortitude' <br />And 'let go of my past' <br />Yet I always seem to be the one <br />To lead us through this fight, <br />And the one to guide us through the dark <br />When all has lost its light. <br />Don't be the one to pull me down <br />Or be the one who tries. <br />Cause this resentful clump of lust and bone <br />Can see through all your lies. <br />I have struggled through the emptiness <br />That you all know as life, <br />And braved through all the sickness that <br />Brought all of you your strife. <br />I promise you I've seen it all, <br />Yeah been there done that twice. <br />The only thing I worry on <br />Is being far to nice. <br />So dont terry on my fortitude <br />That's been tested and still holds. <br />Instead try dwelling on my worldly deeds <br />That's made me oh so bold. <br /> <br />I have struggled... <br />I have braved... <br />I'm still here and always willing, <br />To guide the way.<br /><br />Paul A. Clark 3<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-have-struggled/
