You Alone

Sometimes you just have

To breathe. 

I mean it. A big breath that you

hold in close to your chest and

let it out slowly enough that you

have time to THINK.

That there are people 

who are going to 

Put

you down. 

Cut

you down.

And Kick

you while you're down. 

Now take that breath and 

HOLD IT.

Decide. Decide who you want 

to be and who you want to help

who you want to become and

who is going to get in your way

and decide and 

HOLD IT.

And don't let it go. 

Don't even CONSIDER

Giving up.

Letting up. 

Looking down to where you

MIGHT end up if you fall. 

Never be afraid to fall,

because FALLING

and FLYING

are not that different. 

Flying is just taking your fall and

CHOOSING whee you want to land. 

You'll hear otherwise. 

They'll tell you that you've 

fallen and you're hurt and 

broken and worthless. 

THEY. They'll call you stupid.

And ugly. 

and fat and lazy and disappointing and a waste of time and space and a lost cause 

and that

you're nothing. 

And Now. 

now's the time. 

For you to let out that BREATH. 

The time for you to decide 

if you're going to let them hurt you. 

Let them destroy your ego. 

Kill your dreams,

and and break your spirit. 

Or

will you decide to fight?

Fight for what

you 

deserve. Fight for 

your 

happiness--Fight for

your

Life.

YOUR life. 

You 

can choose what to let into your life. 

You

can choose to stand just a little taller

whenever they pass by. 

Will it be hard? Frightening? Overwhelming?

Of course it will be. 

Because they are the wolves,

and you won't always be surrounded

by a shield of friends. 

so

Every time WITHOUT FAIL,

when they look you in the eye

you meet theirs

and you stare right back. 

When they tear you down

you pick up the pieces and you

build a new defense. 

A STRONGER defense. 

Because 

you? 

You're worth defending. 

No matter what THEY may say,

you are worth defending. 

You

are beautiful and unique

and bring something to this world

that NO ONE else can. 

You are YOU

and that's all that matters. 

And that's all that will ever matter. 

And THEY can never change that. 

Take another breath. 

Again,

hold it. 

Don't think about anything this time. 

Let go of your fears. 

Let go of your worries. 

Now, just let it out. 

And choose to smile. 

Because everything is going to be okay.