The Strength
The Strength
Your whole life is nothing but a chorus begging you to yield
It’s easier to surrender and makes things simpler
You would feel safer in the crowd that is drifting without purpose
Yet you dared to set foot on an unpaved road
Hoping to drag the unwilling world into the light
But they feared the glare, and hostility shot up
Your family was the first to shatter under the pressure
They pleaded with you to wander back on the path
Dangling the only thing you ever wanted from them: Love
It was all yours if you willingly went back
Fearing your potential, the teachers mocked and scorned you
They opened the gate of bullying and ignored the harm
A cruel plan sown to break you
And mold you into everyone else, broken, uniformed, and aimless
That is what they were hired for
But you ignored the lies of their empty jealousy
Your armor holding true to the storm of insults
And as you rose from the darkness, they were terrified
As the darkness was their true home
Yet you stood victorious, bathing in the brightness
And all was well
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