Some people are shot in the heart.

They bleed.

They tire.

They mend.

They recover.

They live again

stronger.

Some are caged for decades.

They bleed.

They mend.

They hide.

They mend.

They live again

stronger.

Others are beaten for years.

They shift.

They heal.

They break.

They mend.

They break,

they break,

they break

into pieces.