Analysis of Stay Strong

Candice Lynn Sapp 1982 (Morgantown West Virginia)



I do my best to stay strong no matter how hard life gets sometimes..
But there are just times when I get overwhelmed.
It can be something small that pushes me over the edge or just the weight of it all crushing my spirit.
No matter the reasons, who, why or how..sometimes, the tears just come bursting out.
And often, that’s just what needs to happen.
Maybe I need a quick cry to just let it all out.
Perhaps I need a few minutes to clear my mind and let the tears wash my perspective clean again.
Whatever the reason is, I don’t know…but I do know that those little moments of emotional release keep me moving forward sometimes.
I’m not weak and I’m able to overcome anything, so I’m never going to cry because I can’t handle it…
I can deal with anything life wants to throw at me.
But at the end of a long day full of frustration and angst, a quick outburst just seems to do the trick..
It doesn’t make me weak…
It makes me human.
And I’ll take real, emotional passion over lackluster and dull any day.
I use the tears, the failures and the struggle to fuel the fire that keeps me burning brightly every day.
I won’t say every day is a win or that I always have it all together,
But I’ll never stop rising up out of the ashes of a bad day, broken heart or emotional wreckage.
I’m a strong woman, and this is my story.
I’ll always make sure it’s a story worth telling.
I got this.


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Characters 1,413
Words 287
Sentences 18
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 53
Words per line (avg) 13
Letters per stanza (avg) 1,064
Words per stanza (avg) 269

About this poem

Their is days that are very emotional for me. Seems like every day their is some memory or something happening in my life. My only child has Autism and shes 18 and graduating and I have cancer. I'm fighting everyday to survive cause where in the world is my baby going to go when I die. I'm so stressed. I am working on a plan for her. I hope everything will go well.

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Written on May 26, 2022

Submitted by candielynn82 on May 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Candice Lynn Sapp

I am a mother to a beautiful girl with Autism who I love with all my heart. I am a writer and I love to read and write poetry. more…

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