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Stand up

A poem about standing up for yourself and what's right.

By CosmicAliPublished 5 years ago 2 min read
Stand up
Photo by Erick Zajac on Unsplash

Stand up for something

live and die for something,

as I'd rather die on my feet

than live on my knees.

Some gotta leave themselves

to realise who they can really be,

some gotta grow themselves

so they can really see,

see the true bits of life

see the little shits who lie,

doesn't have to be with strife

unless thats all you've learnt from life,

i guess I'm not one to talk

i usually walk away ,

from things i don't see

working out that day,

if you ain't gonna hear me

i may as well hold my breath,

no need to waste my time

but i applaud the ones doing their best,

sorry I'm a flighter not a fighter

i don't like conflict,

even if we’re being real

it feels like its pushing an inflict,

gotta keep going, gotta keep moving

you are gonna be fine,

the beautiful things in life

will happen in time.

Feeling pretty strong

or feeling mighty tall,

stand up with all you got

stop leaning against the wall,

sorry if i seem pretty pushy

I'm actually pushing myself,

push myself to strive

for what i wanna be,

I'm doing this for me

but you should take my advice for you,

so could do what you should do

stand up too,

honestly i get a lil bit scared

of what comes after this,

so if you don't like conflict

you’re not the only one who feels like this.

its ok

to walk away,

its ok

if you dont wanna stay,

time to stand up

time to rise up

time to stand up

time to rise the love up,

listen to your inner voice

you have a true choice,

do whatchya gotta do

to feel the rejoice,

time to stand up

time to rise up

time to stand up

time to rise the love up

we must not hate the ones

who wronged us,

for if we hate them

we become them,

time to stand up

time to rise up

time to stand up

time to rise the love up

toxic ones will come after

everything that you've become,

and give you the tools you need

to destroy everything you've overcome,

time to stand up

time to rise up

time to stand up

time to rise the love up

inspirational

About the Creator

CosmicAli

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