Muh

Alone I stand in the maelstrom
Screams of defiance are torn from my lips
Soundless they echo
My skin torn and strength broken
I waver and stumble
I drop to a knee
My might dethroned
And my mind humbled
Yet as I fall
The embrace encompasses me again
The light consumes the darkness
Overwhelms and banishes
Love approaches and raises once again
Me to my feet
Strength engulfs me
Enters me
I stand again in the maelstrom
But I plant my feet
Upon the love that endures