A Flower

In the woods,

Through miles of trees and bracken,

where even the smallest ray of light is lost,

There grows a flower

Not just any flower.

While most flowers require light and water,

and can not survive in the middle of miles of dense forest

Where it is deprived of these things,

Somehow,

This sole flower survives.

Against all odds,

Against all reason,

This flower perseveres

and while we may not be able to survive in an environment like this,

Without water, or energy.

You can persevere through things that you never thought were possible,

It is scary,

But if you trust yourself,

If you never give up,

You will survive.

You will be the flower surviving against all odds

I once read a book written by a Holocaust survivor

Who wrote about how your mind and body can go through much more than we think.

That stuck with me,

Maybe becuase it's something I knew deep down,

Or something that I wanted to hear,

Or just something that clicked.

Ever since then,

I have made it my goal to survive against all odds

Sometimes it is hard,

But if you persist,

If you do all that you can,

You will be that flower,

You just need to believe.