What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger

Life screams and tempos tosses
that you walk through hell gates and bosses.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger,
while the hell in your life last longer.
It is not until when you ran through the rain
and know the strife of the pain,
that you can look back and honestly say
My God gave me just enough strength that day.
You had the strength that took you through,
on the other side you are stronger than you knew.

Trauma can throw its blunt ugly force,
and from its course you want to divorce.
You could have been dead on that fateful night
the devil in your destruction found delight.
But on the other side you stand
And from victory you reach out your hand.
The trauma made a mockery of your state
Your victory it could not debate.
The hell of the night drags longer,
but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Baker Avatar
January 15, 2022 at 10:28 PM
Good testimony of the power of looking back at things with open eyes and learning from our mistakes. Your poem is well written with great emotion and rhyme. Your openness will help others to open up and tell their stories. Thanks for sharing, Miranda. Blessings, Bill
Hawley Avatar
January 16, 2022 at 12:19 PM
Thank you. If this encourages others to open up with their story then that is beyond my wildest expectations, but thrilling at the same time. Thank you for those words.
DiMino Avatar
October 5, 2021 at 4:25 AM
Really meaningful and well written. You get a Favorite from me.
Hawley Avatar
October 7, 2021 at 9:56 AM
Glad you like it! Thanks!
Dietrich Avatar
October 4, 2021 at 2:38 PM
This sure shows great emotiveness and creativity, Miranda!
Hawley Avatar
October 4, 2021 at 5:28 PM
Thank you!
Theraven Avatar
October 3, 2021 at 1:51 PM
Miranda, Absolutely killed in your poem 'What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger'. Felt this one from one who knows how to feel. -Richard
Hawley Avatar
October 4, 2021 at 9:52 AM
Thank you!
Lawless Avatar
September 27, 2021 at 2:09 PM
..then I'm gonna be one musclebound corpse.....
Hawley Avatar
September 27, 2021 at 4:27 PM
I get that feeling sometimes too.
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