Knowing Herself

Strength rises from the struggle.
Knowledge evolves over time.
Sometimes the heart is unable to follow
though the mind has matured and grown.
Severing connections requires more than the action.
To acquire, ease cannot be reached.

I fought myself to teach tough love.
I stopped myself from always being soft.
Though guilt may have plagued me,
though sorrow may have chased me,
I know I had it right all along.