...carry on...
The only thing that matters is that I do it.
...persevere...
Some days it's all-consuming.
...endure...
The only thing I can concentrate on.
...keep afloat...
Nothing else seems important.
...hold on...
Everything else is shallow and pales in comparison.
...prevail...
At day's end I am exhausted from the effort.
...withstand...
But I can lay my head on my pillow
...defy the odds...
and rest deep in the knowledge
...weather the storm...
that I can do it again tomorrow.
...steadfast...
I am a survivor.
