Resilience

When life turns dark and plans go wrong,

when days feel cold and nights feel long,

when all we’ve built begins to fall,

we find the strength to stand through all.

We’ve faced the winds, we’ve felt the rain,

we've  walked through loss, we’ve sat with pain.

We’ve doubted if we’d rise again,

but somehow, we still did. And then...

we learned to breathe when hope felt thin,

to start again, to dig within.

We laughed with tears still in our eyes,

we stood back up, we didn’t lie.

We aren’t made just of joy and light,

we're shaped by every silent fight.

By every “no” we turned to “yes,”

by all we’ve faced and still said less.

Resilience isn’t loud or proud,

it doesn’t need to draw a crowd.

It’s simply showing up each day,

when giving up would feel okay.

We rise, we try, we take a stand.

We heal, we grow, we hold a hand.

Though the world may shift like sand,

We’re still right here and we still stand.