Stronger than I ever knew

Mighty Oak

A mighty wind blew night and day

It stole the oak tree’s leafs away

Then snapped its bowels and pulled its bark

Until the oak was tired and stark

But still the oak tree held its ground

The weary wind gave up and spoke

How can you still be standing, Oak?

The oak tree said, I know that you

Can brake each branch of mine in two,

Carry every leaf away, shake my limbs

And make me sway.

But I have roots stretch in the earth,

Growing stronger since my birth.

You’ll never touch them for you see

They are the deepest part of me.

Until today I wasn’t sure 

Of just how much how much I could endure.

But now I’ve found in the thanks to you

I’m stronger than I ever knew.

I learned a huge lesson last week - My standards are constant, not situational. It might be an uphill battle, but it's all true and it's all worth it!