She shrugs her frail shoulders 

And stands against the tide 

She acts as if words don't hurt 

That stares don't make her hide 

She prepares herself from torture 

Something she remembers from long ago

When she let the world defeat her 

When she trembled and didn't say "no"

She feels each deadly poison knife

Each cold and brutal hand 

Strength isn't what you overcome 

It's what you can withstand