They call me a warrior.

They say I am fierce.

In their eyes, I am strong and apathetic...

But I'm neither of those.

Perhaps I was, but now I've become a worrier.

I gave up my fierceness for fear.

I've lost my strength for I became much too empathetic.

I am very so a broken person hiding behind a facade of wholeness.

I need to regain myself again... who I once was.

I must become stronger, earning my fierceness once more.

But I no longer need my apathy or my empathy.

All that I require is the ability to fully accept and embrace my heart and my emotions.

Then I can finally become a warrior... with a heart.

A balance of strength and gentleness... like water: fluid enough to accommodate anything, but strong enough to carve canyons.