You think I don't get it,

But belive me, I do.

You're hurting, you're broken,

I know that it's true.

But there are better ways

Than hurting yourself,

Than getting 'revenge'.

It's only you who get's put on that shelf.

You think that I'm stupid,

Or maybe that I'm blind.

The truth is far from that:

I too have been left behind.

I know what it's like,

To be so afraid

That you can't find a place

To rest the fears that you've laid

At the feet of all the liars

And the haters

Who think they know everything,

And the fakers

Who think they're so perfect

And you're not.

I know what it's like

To be left out to rot,

To feel like there's nothing

Worth living for.

I know what it's like

To want to close that door.

Trust me, I've lost, too.

But I've also won,

And someday I promise,

It will all be done.

That's life, don't you see?

It's messy and broken,

Just like you and me.

But someday when

It's really over,

In that last moment of breath

You'll be free,

But there will be nothing left

Of you to enjoy that freedom.

I get it, trust me, I do.

You're done, you can't take anymore.

But life's not about what you can't do

Life is about what you CAN do.

It's a choice that you make

Every single day,

To forget about the hate.

I know that it's hard

And I know that you don't want to

But death isn't all it's cracked up to be, trust me.

I understand more than you think I do.

But something I've learned,

Throughout my time:

It's this: They will hurt you if you let them,

And they may not pay for their crime.

It's not true what they say,

About sticks and stones.

But there is more to life than what THEY think,

And you don't have to be alone.

Sometimes it's better, I know,

To believe that death will solve it all.

To think that you don't have to deal

Will their wintry fall.

No matter your troubles,

No matter your strife,

It really is better

To just live your life.

Do you know what it does

When you hurt yourself?

It hurts you,

No one else.

Maybe this is helping,

Maybe it's not.

I'm no good at this,

I don't do it a lot.

But I know one thing,

And it I will shout:

Taking your life

Is the easy way out.

Being strong is hard,

Fighting is tough.

But it's better than dying,

It can be enough.

Anger keeps you warm,

And love keeps you happy,

Fear scares us all,

And happiness makes us sappy.

Sadness brings tears,

And loss does, too,

But all if those things,

Make you YOU.

Sometimes they're happy,

But mostly they're hard,

But that is what life is,

I sound like a bard,

But trust me, it's true:

All the pain that life brings

Will always be

Better than nothing.

There is always a choice,

To be happy or sad,

To be angry or kind,

To be spiteful or glad.

You make it, even if you don't know it,

Every day that you chose to

Open your eyes

To the wonder of what we can do.

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