Strength

Do not mistake  

her silence

for defeat:

she is practiced  

in the art of waiting, 

she is only 

gaining 

strength.

Do not mistake

her stillness

for pain - 

you have not gotten  

through, her walls 

are still intact, 

and your arrows lie

scattered 

on the ground

at her feet. 

Yes, she will

rise up - 

with ruby,

sapphire, diamond  

light, there 

for those who

wish to see.