The Battle

Among the amount of mental illnesses within me,

I stand strong to fight the battles aggressively,

Family issues, work problems, to a degree,

Depends on the type of flight your taking, it’s not free,

There’s not a wrong or right way to respond, not mentally,

Any way you take flight, traces of pain are left behind,

Fighting head on will put the puzzle pieces back where they belong,

Fighting isn’t for all who stress,

but for me,

sooner than later,

will clear some of the mess.

-h.b. Woods