Three bracelets

Given to her

By the one she loved

One said COURAGE--

To be brave and true;

Another spoke of STRENGTH--

To lead you through dark times

The last read LOVE--

Eternal and beautiful

An emotion to withstand

All others

The bracelets were not sturdy

They were not made perfect

They wore out quickly

Yet the order in which they broke

Left a message

There were three bracelets

Given to her

By the one she loved.

The first to go was COURAGE;

The loss of individuality and fight

The second one left her

Not too long after the first

This one was STRENGTH

Leaving her defenseless

Against trials and hardship

Those two left her

With very little protection

But yet one among them remained

There were three bracelets

Given to her

By the one she loved

The last one left

Spelled out LOVE

And although it may seem

A simple word at first

LOVE was the emotion

That surpassed all others

For in love contained COURAGE

And STRENGTH

Both charms the girl thought

She had been shielded from.

LOVE had the power to protect.

There were three bracelets

Given to her

By the one she loved.

At last the one remaining

Did fall away

The LOVE had been snapped

And broken

And although this may be cause for grief

LOVE always ends at some point

The three bracelets

That were given to her

By the one she loved--

Although broken--

Were still held by the girl

She still held all three powers

The three bracelets that were

Given to her

By the one she loved

Taught a lesson in their creation:

That even though they may snap

And they may break

Or go through trials of wear

As long as they are still in possession

Those charms and emotions

Shall never disappear.