Hanging On

How do you hang on?
Do you tie a knot to hold?
Dig heels in deep
Praying that you won't fold?

How do you go through the day?
With a pretend smile on your face?
With a beaten up and scarred heart
Wounds that time cannot erase

How do you steel yourself against
Daily assaults on your heart
Putting it back together again
Only to have it again fall apart

As humans we all do the best we can
Fragile mortals though we all are
Licking our wounds so raw
Wishing for hope on an evening star

Only wishing for some creature comfort
To love others who love us in return
Stay the course is what we're told
Live and learn and try not to be burned or to burn

Love is the strongest force in the Universe
Or, so I have always been told
So I give love to myself and to others
Watching its' effects as they unfold

Hang in there, hang on
Better days are coming
With family and with friends
Hold
On
Pain
End