Aparajita

Let the tears flow, darling

There is no weakness in emotions. 

So what  

If the world weighs you down

If the oceans sink you deep 

If the universe swallows you whole?

You are still here 

Breathing, fighting, surviving;

One day at a time, 

An hour a minute, 

A second a breath,

Pulsing around you, within you.

The fight isn't over yet;

You haven't given up, honey.

There it is-

The world to conquer,

The oceans to swim 

The space to float high 

The words to say, to repeat, to establish

That you wouldn't walk away defeated.

Not now, not ever

Not until you win, you stand tall

Not until the tears turn to smiles

Not until the thorns are flowers

For, you are Aparajita, the undefeatable. 

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Note: 

• This is the first poem for the A-Z Challenge. 
• I'm going to try and use the alphabet of the day as the theme of my poem. 
• Aparajita is a flower also known as Asain Pegionwings or Butterfly pea. It comes in two colors, blue and white. 
• The word Aparajita means undefeatable.