I am steel, I'm awake.
I will bend, but never break.

I have been tempered in fire & ice; the enduring forces have not always been nice.

My spirit caste in the crucible of my soul, forged with love & with passion burning brighter than coal.

An inquisitive nature has been my quenching force, through knowledge, through reason, making my spirit less coarse.

Sharpened like a whetstone, refined to last, cutting through conflict using reflections from the past.

Through insight, through imagination, I've become versatile in form, with a resolve of steel transcending the norm.

I fight for those I love, my family & friends, giving me purpose that I may smile in the end.

I am steel; I'm awake.
I will bend, but never break.