Heads Held High

A Poem by Somber Eyes

You say you want to take your life
Believe me, I have been there, too
I've felt the sadness and despair
I know the pain you're going through
You feel it weighing down your soul
It all becomes too much to bear
And you'd be crying out for help
If only you knew someone cared

I know this world is dark and cold
And hatred seems to dominate
You're looking for a hand to hold
But all you seem to find is hate
Your heart is sinking further from
The words you hear and those you see
The hurtful words are laced with hate
And only fuel your misery

But don't you give in
Rise up stronger than your tears
You've got to find the strength
You can't fall victim to your fears
You can't fall victim to the harshest words
spewed forth by the unkind
You must face the world
with your head held high

Every day brings further pain
And every day hate multiplies
The hate keeps suffocating you
You just want to curl up and die
I can't say it will all get better
I don't have a crystal ball
But if we choose to stand together
I know we can survive it all

I beg you to ignore the hate
Take my hand and stand with me
Together we can see it through
Together we'll find victory
Hatred will not break our hearts
Hate will not bring our demise
No amount of hatred will
Convince us to take our own lives

We will not give in
We'll rise up stronger than these tears
We will somehow find the strength
We won't fall victim to these fears
We won't fall victim to the harshest words
spewed forth by the unkind
We will face the world
with our heads held high

I cry for those who couldn't find
The strength to make it one more day
The ones who did take their own lives
Because they saw no other way
Let them live within us all
Let's keep them in our memories
Let them be our binding force
Let our strength be their legacy

We will never give in
We'll rise up stronger than our tears
We'll never lose our strength
We won't fall victim to our fears
We'll never fall victim to any words
spewed forth by the unkind
We will always face the world
with our heads held high

For hatred, I will not give in and die
I will face the world
With my head held high