As I Lay Dying

Your resilience inspires me
Facing tragedies I will never face
Your presence is humbling
To think of all that you have overcome
It took such little pain
For our lives to coalesce
Finding what I could've found in no one else
You bring me through the darkness of myself
And show me that frailty can be turned to strength
Suffering
Persistence
Such sorrow
Yet resilience
From the outside I've deceived the world
With false bravery
Yet you have taught me so much more
Much more than I can ever teach
And someday you might
Need someone to lean on
I can only hope that I'll have gained the courage