do not cry my friend, let me tell you this:
let us remember the times we fought back tears
in order to keep each other strong.
let us smile as we seek to find sincerity
in a world that has led others astray.
let us know that maybe, just maybe,
we aren't as ****** up as we seem,
and that someday, hopefully someday,
we can amount to something, anything.

we are the soldiers,
carrying the loads that we have bestowed upon each other,
for we cannot bear the weight alone.
we are the fighters,
attacking anyone who threatens the lives we have built.
we are the martyrs,
dying for each other,
dying for love.
like concrete,
we compact,
hardening our hearts to those who will never understand.

this is the life we have chosen,
the path we walk,
the friends we have.
we are bonded by love,
and love alone.
it has been enough,
it will always be enough.