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I Will Rise Again, a Poem about How Resilient You Are

I Will Rise Again, a Poem about How Resilient You Are

Come what may, I will rise again. And you, too. You’re wired to fall and rise back up, always one more time. If you're not sure how you'll do it this time around, read this poem. It'll remind you how resilient you were made to be, how far you've come, how much hope there is.

“… it is his own hurt that gives the measure of his power to heal.” – Carl Jung

I Will Rise Again

Sometimes you have to

Get lost

In order to be found.

You have to fall

To know what it feels like

To rise up another time.

I’ve found

A little bit of

Summer

Tucked away in every

Fall.

Grace—

I think it’s called.

 

I love the way it feels to

Heal;

How sadly beautiful

That I’d not know this

Feeling

If there were never a

Wound

At all.

 

I wonder:

Do we get pulled down

So that we might know

The grace of being

Pulled back up again?

The light is eternally

Tangled up

With the darkness.

What if space

Was meant for both?

 

Every fierce storm

Was once preceded by a

Beautiful sky,

But that doesn’t make the

Storm

Any more bearable;

It doesn’t make the pain

Any easier to climb

Out of.

Just knowing what’s beyond the storm—

What’s above—

Doesn’t make the suffering

Disappear, but it gives me

Hope to try.

 

Having this hope

Doesn’t make the tears

Any easier not to cry.

I still feel the sting often—

From the tip of my nose

To the world within my eyes.

The sting, and

The hope,

Remain familiar to me;

This is how I fall, and

This is always how I rise.

 

The darkness and

The light

Seem to be confused—

They do not fight.

The universe fused

Two together

With all its divine might.

 

Not even uncertainty

Can stop itself from

Being certain;

Not even the

Joy I know today

Could have kept the past from

Hurting.

 

There’s no need to break the pain,

Because it’s true that the

Rainbow

Would never see the

Light of day

Without a little

Rain

To pave the way.

 

It feels good to

Stand back up again.

. . .

Tell me:

Which part of this poem did you need to read today?

Tell me in the comments. I read every single one, and I'd love to know.

You will rise. It’s built into your soul and written on your heart. It’s who you are.

With love,

Jen

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Comments on this post (7)

  • Feb 02, 2023

    Dear 8th grader: thank you very much! This made my day. Biggest hug to you! x Jen

    — Jennifer Healey

  • Feb 02, 2023

    Hi Jen Healey!
    I am in 8th grade and in my humanities class we had to find a poem that we thought was the best. I chose your poem I Will Rise Again, because I found it beautiful and self preserving. It also connected to me. I have been through some dark times in my life even at such a young age. I read your bio and it says you’re a suicide survivor. I am so sorry for your loss. I once thought I was suicidal. Don’t worry I’m not. It turns out I was scared of being suicidal, so my fear became 10x worse.
    Thank you for creating such a beautiful and moving poem.
    With love,
    8th grader

    — 8th grader

  • May 08, 2022

    It melted my heart..
    It built my courage..
    It ignited my soul..
    It refreshed my peace

    — Davies

  • Jun 04, 2021

    “there’s no need to break the pain”. its feel like someone tell you that its okay not to be okay
    𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼

    — vincent

  • Jan 10, 2021

    I learned a lot from this poem like you gonna reach to a point in life where there is ups and downs but at the end of the day it’s not always gonna be like keep your head straight and don’t let people bring you down just do you.

    — Latifah Louis

  • Apr 14, 2020

    Thank you, Kakuru, I’m so glad you love this poem. Sending you my love <3

    — Jennifer Williamson

  • Apr 14, 2020

    I will rise again, it is built into my soul and written on my heart. I have fallen in love with the entire poem. I really had rough time here. God bless you.

    — Kakuru Bright

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