Resilient, I stand

I stand the test of time, with each assault I withstand

Doggedly striving in my struggle to reach the Promised Land

I mean no harm, only defense of the spirit is inevitable

I've stumbled and fallen but getting back up is veritable

Hopeless I have been several times and also distraught

Yet not for long, strength has always been borne of the rot

If lost I have to be, I would rather be lost in paradise  

With the angels guiding me all the way, without a guise

Uncertainty has always been a constant companion

Tears have been shed, making deep scathing canyons

Memories and scrapes of the debilitating, daunting past

Cause me to cringe and fall with a resounding blast

Yet I stand up on my feet, the monsters won’t defeat me

Several times they defiled me but they could never break me

No, they would never have the pleasure of a victory so undeserved

As the sinners do, their rightful punishment they shall be served

Justice may be scarce on this magnified human realm

But justice is ultimate in the all powerful universal hem

Wrongly I've been done, and I was tormented and jammed

I’m still undeterred; determined and resilient, I stand…