Too strong to save yourself:
you will do this alone
until you have no breath left to fight.
Someday it will come;
will all fall down,
wrapped like the blanket
around your body
that does not give you warmth.
You can only hold on
so hard that it hurts -
you, and not you alone.
If this pain is sent
to make you battle on
beyond limits you once thought you had,
whether it is a curse
or a blessing
can only be wondered,
as you wait
to find out
when you'll break.
Author notes
Labelled 'fanfiction' because it was originally written about a fictional character, Laura Roslin (Battlestar Galactica '03, for those who don't know).
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