Yet I Stand

You can toss me to the ground, enraged,

Think of me as weak.

But no matter how you try to subvert my courage

You may believe you've bested me

Yet I stand.

You can punish me, bend me, injure me,

But you cannot break me,

My will is iron, unrelenting,

And, like the mighty oak tree

In the strongest of storms, yet I stand.

You can shun me, abhor me

For who I am, I stand as one

But your type cannot hurt me

So though I may stand alone,

Yet I stand

You can challenge me as you wish

But in the end I will prevail.

Life has given me obstacles

Of magnitude greater than those you entail.

Yet I stand.

For I represent not just me,

But my family and morals as well.

So when you try to defeat me,

I have much to fight and defend.

So I stand.