Unconquerable Soul

Life has been most generous

to me

offering me a chance to grow,

opportunities to evolve.

Every day presents this gift.

Rarely has my breath been taken away,

yielding only tears to guide the way.

9/9/07, 4/22/09, 11/17/11

The birth of our children marked such a time.

In those moments the joy defied what words cannot convey.

I learned what it meant to be:

so happy, so full of joy, so full of love.

That only tears could reflect

just how special this moment is,

and everything it meant.

8/4/02

Before our children were born,

it would have been our wedding day.

The wonder of life and love

took my breath away.

3/6/12

The next stop on this train,

what it meant to me only tears could explain.

I finished, I passed the tests.

Laying all my doubts to rest.

For no one reason and for many reasons

I never believed this would happen.

I’ve done a lot of things

achieved many goals,

successfully conquering internal foes.

     

Out of the night that covers me,

      Black as the pit from pole to pole,

      I thank whatever gods may be

      For my unconquerable soul.

            -Invictus

Yet this always left me unsure.

Never again…….

Strive, suffer, persevere, onward always with each step,

bringing to bear only my best.

I used to think that the piece of paper

meant nothing but the achievement of a goal.

Now I know, now I know.

It bears the identity of an unconquerable soul..