For when you are broken

all confused and shattered.

For the restless nights

and all sleepless hours.

For the lost dreams

and fleeting goals.

This is for the sad

and misunderstood souls.

When you feel there is no hope,

nowhere to go or turn.

When you are trapped in a corner

just wishing you would have learned.

When everyone has turned

and when they all have gone away.

When you wish, plead, and beg

that just one would have stayed.

That is when you remember

all the times you've gotten up.

The moments when you fought

and decided it was enough.

That is when you remember

all of your reasons for never quitting

The moments that you realize

you couldn't win the battle sitting.

For when they tell you no

and always push you down.

For when you aren't enough,

stuck laying on the ground.

For the wasted tears

on all those who left.

For when you yell for help

until you run out of breath.

When nothing is enough

to fix your aching heart.

When all they try to do

is tear you apart.

When the future is unclear,

muddled by the past.

When you can't even stand yourself

and instead hide behind the mask.

That is when you remembeer

all those who tried to help.

The moments you stood strong

when sadness was all you felt.

That is when you remember

what life is truly about.

The moments when you knew

nobody could count you out.