get back up brother

men we fall, we break, we hit the ground
but what are we made of?
strength that isn't ours
get back up brother

I won't let you die this way

it doesn't matter how hard, or how many times we fall
if someone is here to pick you up or not
there is only one answer

get back up brother

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For those
who fell and no one's around
to pull you up
every day is the sound of death
calling your name
every voice in your mind is
saying you're broken
unfixable
every word spoken to you
you're hoping to hear one bit,
"I hear you, I see you, I love you, I'm proud of you"
but instead,
"hey how long until you're done with __?"
or even
silence
the whole world rejects you
the universe set itself against you
The Creator is Set to Crush You

but with muscles tight
and clenched teeth
and flooded eyes

you say,
I
Will
Not
Die
Like
This

O Jacob
O Israel

Wrestle,
& do not
ever
let
go.