Survivor Side

I once stood where you stand

I once cried as you cry

I once lifted the weight

Of the worlds crushing eyes

Our scars do not match

And our tags aren't the same

But lined side by side

We've more pain to our names

Than could ever be listed

Or ever be healed

The unspoken truth

That we sow what we yield

But I've felt the sting

That your cavities hold

And I know the chill

Of a tongue turned ice cold

And I clawed through the fog

To collapse in still air

I was battered and broken

And yet, I was there

I mended and patchworked

A self who could laugh

And learned how to smile

On my own behalf

But, please, turn your hopeful

Dream filled eyes away

I've no magic potion

No step by step way

To give you a leg up

And help you avoid

Every day that you'll dread

That you'll wish was destroyed

You've just no idea

The strength of my cry

That survivor side wisdom

Could help open your eyes

Your life is a beautiful

Marvelous thing

And every thought otherwise

Worthless, nothing

But, friend, you're still clawing

To get to the top

My only advise is

Don't ever stop.