a lack of

Strength is recognizing that you need help and asking for it
Strength is when no matter how hopeless the battle looks, you will never forfeit

Strength is letting down your guard and taking a chance
Strength is asking the one person you secretly admire to just one dance

Strength is going on even when you don't have the will
Strength is going to the extreme not just for the thrill

Strength is doing what's right no matter what it will cost
Strength is asking for help when you are completely and utterly lost

Strength is letting people get close and giving them the ability to hurt you
Strength is not just saying what people want to hear but saying what is true

Strength is never giving up no matter how hopeless things seem
Strength is making reality out of your every hope and dream

Strength is being able to let go and finally say goodbye
Strength is recognizing that it's always okay to cry

Strength is being able to laugh in the face of fear
Strength is going down the path you're on no matter how drear

Strength is recognizing when you need to let the one you love go
Strength is letting your true feelings show

Strength is being able to move on and learn from your mistakes
Strength is being true to yourself even when everyone else are fakes

Strength is finally letting the one that you love know
Strength is recognizing your mistakes and using them to grow

Strength is scaling every mountain no matter how high
Strength is freeing your soul and letting your spirit fly

Strength is the ability to forgive no matter what the crime
Strength is forgiving and forgetting all of the time

Strength is in not following the crowd but embarking on your own
Strength is knowing that you're never perfect but merely partly grown

Strength is never giving up even when all odds are against you
Strength is always finding the time to do what you've got to do

Strength is sticking up for the person everyone picks on
Strength is always looking at the pro and never at the con

Strength is opening your heart to everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity or skin tone
Strength is standing up for what's right even if you're standing alone

Strength is knowing who you are and who you want to be
Strength is found in everyone, but where has it gone for me?