There was a day when I thought of giving up.

I didn’t feel as if I could handle any more pain.

Take the easy way out, I told myself.

No more suffering, just get it over with.

Then I saw you across from me.

Your somber face as you slept.

As the burden fell from my eyes,

My throat closed with disgust.

How could I leave you behind?

How selfish would I be to forget  you?

I must find that part with in me,

The part that will stand strong against adversity.

I found my strength when I looked at you,

Hidden away in a dark corner of my being.

You were there holding the smallest torch.

Its flame nearly extinguished, by the cloud of darkness.

I took a step closer

I balled up my fists, and the fire grew.

I pressed further into the tunnel,

I found you there, surrounded with my pain.

I vowed to free you from your prison.

If not for you, I would have conceded.

The fight would have left me long ago.

You are the reason I press forward.

You are worth the struggle.

I will stand for you, with you,

Until I am taken away.