That day

You say this is the day you almost died

The day you laid your head down, your thoughts slowed and your tears dried,

The day you tried to throw in the towel and stop the fight,

The day you said goodbye and tried to quit your life,

But that day is very different for me you see,

To me that day will always be seen as a victory,

Battles are fought, blood is shed as tears fall on the battle grounds,

But that is the the place wars are won and war-cries of glory sound,

So to me that cold day in December,

Will be one never forgotten and always remembered,

Not as the day you almost died,

Not as the day that heartbreak and pain paralyzed my mind,

Not as the dark day that shadows over our thoughts,

But it is the day my little warrior fought,

It was the day you pushed on when you didn’t know you could,

It was the day life continued when you didn’t think it would,

It was the day you continued your journey and did not meet defeat,

It was the day you stood back up and joined the team of the Elite,

For many of us have the options to carry-on or quit,

So for those who are no longer with us, we continue onward for them and make it worth it,

So you say this is the day you almost died,

But no it was the day you stayed alive,

It was the day you lived, it was the day you survived.