This Dull Ache

This dull ache shall pass
As the many aches
That came and went-
This pain will go and I will mend.

This difficulty to breathe will ease
As the many difficulties
That tore and threatened-
This hardship will leave me strengthened.

And you can bring me to my knees
You can delight in my streaming tears
But I will rise, crippled but alive,
I will rise and I will heal
I will hold my head up high
I will stare you in the eye
And you will see me
See me awakened, see me breathe.
See me triumphant, see me live.
Oh I will live
I will live.
I will live.
I will live.

You thought you've killed my spirits
But I will live.