Facing the Enemy

I would stumble and fall, struggle to get to my feet. Determined to get through it all. I was not going to allow defeat. Strength is hard to maintain When being pulled apart. I used my mind to sustain. And tried to ignore my heart. I was on a battlefield, with only a shield, to protect me from the foe. I realized that I couldn't yield, I knew to hang on and not let go. It was difficult to wrap my head around, what I learned to be true. I couldn't dismiss what I had found, the enemy that I faced, was you.