A powerful poem for anyone who’s had to begin again.
“If You’ve Survived — You’re Already Enough” by Alta Wren is a modern, soul-stirring poem inspired by Kipling’s If — rewritten for this generation. A message of fierce softness and strength, this literary art print speaks to survival, rebuilding, and finding peace on your own terms.
Full Poem:
(See below.)
Printed in a typewriter-style font on your choice of black, white, or vintage-style background. Whether you’re creating a quiet reading nook, an empowering gallery wall, or a gift for someone who’s been through something life-changing, this print is a gentle reminder of all they’ve survived — and how far they’ve come.
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Product details:
✓ Available unframed in multiple sizes
✓ High-quality photographic print
✓ Professionally printed on lustre-finish photographic paper with archival inks for longevity
✓ Carefully wrapped and shipped in moisture-resistant packaging
✓ Web resolution reduced for viewing; purchased print is high resolution
✓ Print only, unframed unless framed option is chosen in drop down menu
✓ Also available in black, white, and vintage background styles
✓ Contact georgia [!at] bookquotedecor.com for custom requests
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Perfect for:
✓ Encouraging gifts for survivors or friends
✓ Inspirational office or therapy decor
✓ Modern literary quote lovers
✓ Personal healing and self-worth reminders
✓ Fans of Kipling, poetry, or feminist reinterpretations
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Full Poem:
If you’ve fallen apart —
and slowly stitched yourself back together,
even when no one clapped for the effort.
If you’ve trusted again after betrayal,
spoken up after silence,
stood still when your whole body screamed to run.
If you’ve let go of dreams that used to define you,
and dared to build new ones
from the wreckage of your past.
If you’ve looked in the mirror
and forgiven the version of you
who did what she had to,
just to survive.
If you’ve cried in parking lots
but still showed up.
If you’ve started again at zero
with nothing but your own breath
and a stubborn whisper saying,
“This isn’t the end.”
If you’ve learned not to take
other people’s chaos personally.
If you’ve stopped shrinking,
stopped performing,
and finally made space
to be fully, painfully, gloriously real.
If you’ve sat with your grief
instead of running from it.
If you’ve stayed kind — not soft, but kind —
even after the world gave you every reason not to.
Then you already know
what real strength looks like.
