How strong are we?

How strong are we?
The ones who fight a violent battle inside our minds every day
How strong are we?
The ones who leave behind the refuge of our homes day by day to face the hideousness of the world
How strong are we?
The ones who show up around others when our entire being cries out for solitude
How strong are we?
The ones who sense so very well each nuance of our mood and can feel our dark clouds descending from above
How strong are we?
To have weathered these storms yet continue to fight on
We are so strong.