You have great resiliency of spirit, Bliss, and I believe I'm not alone in respecting you for that.
We've also seen you go through some rough times here, as well, and rebound with optimism.
Which reminds me why I wrote this, way back when ...
alone
on raging sea
storm tossed, adrift
hope but a faint glimmer
washed onto craggy shore
stranger in a strange land
path rocky, unforgiving
boulders in the way
landscape uncaring
emotional desert
forlorn tundra
quicksand and mire
wolves in a pack
circling, lunging
baring fangs
howling in the night
touch of loving hand
but a dream, faint wish
icy wind whips flesh
steals body warmth
bleeding, heart broken
still trudging forward
head high, defiant
spirit unbroken
found beauty in pain
she remains
blissful
