No Matter What the Cost

[wonderwanda]

I know I can do it
Despite myself,
If but to spite myself
And learn a little bit
Of life.

I know I'll get up
From crushing thumbs
And rushing words
When I haven't very much
To keep my balance.

No matter what the cost,
I won't give in;
I won't give up
No matter what the scourge makes lost
To mortal flesh and mind.