Remembering

And,
Somehow,
She realized she had forgotten.

She had forgotten what power
Rippled in her veins.

She had forgotten
The pain she had endured.

She had forgotten
That she had taken beatings,
Of every kind,
And survived.

And as she remembered
Those punches thrown,
Those bruised bones,
Those bloody limbs;
She remembered that she used to stand
Unbreakable.

And as she remembered,
She felt strength pour down her spine
Like liquid steel.

She remembered she had been forged
Into an unbreakable warrior.

And though she may be many things,
Weak was never one of them.