As Long As It Takes 

As long as it takes 

I’ll keep shouting into the void 

Screaming my messages of hope and resilience 

Shouting that there are better days ahead  

That you can do this all you need is a stick 

A person to listen 

Someone to tell you, you aren’t alone 

That others have been through this, and are going through this 

That you have the heart and soul of a warrior 

That you are a survivor 

Who just need to learn how to thrive 

I won’t promise the road is easy or short 

That fighting your way out of survivorship into actually living life 

Won’t take time and more effort than you thought you had 

But you are a wellspring of resistance 

Otherwise, you wouldn’t have made it this far 

You are Invictus 

You are unconquered 

Though you be surrounded on all sides 

You have withstood the tests of time, and strife 

You will be the conqueror of your own mind 

All you need is a little help.