Battles

I walk outside and I feel the sun,
I think of the battles, I have won.

Looking back, I think of love lost,
I think of my life, and of my cost.

It makes me sad, to replay it all,
Knowing that I have to stand tall.

But then I stop, and i see the truth,
What has gone, those days of my youth.

I realize now, that it was not for naught,
I have learned from every battle fought.

What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger,
I don't have to be alone, not any longer.

I'll keep my friends, very close to my heart,
I should have done that, right from the start.

09-27-11