Once and Always

If pain is temporary
Soon all the weakness will be gone from the vessel
Relinquish all the atrophy
Cultivate patience to allow yourself time to heal
Prepare for the worst, and hope for the best
You took the risks
What was gained through experience
Tools, assets on this journey
Onward in the expedition
Where challenges greater than these await
That alone is reason enough to be always faithful
Never looking back in regret
Never looking forward in anxious expectation
Just around in awareness
Watch your six
Bravery is knowing your own fears
Courage is the what quells
Just as forgiveness quells
Ones desire for revenge