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strength doesn't mean courage
suicide takes courage
persevering takes strength
approaching that pretty girl
you saw in starbucks
takes courage
loving her
even at the times
when you think you might hate her
takes strength
fighting takes courage
pacifism until you find something
worth fighting for takes strength
encased in our ideals
they catch quite the beating
and if they still stand
once the dust has settled
the smoke cleared
then you know they were strong
I might not be brave
and I might be short and skinny
but don't relax that guard
I have strength enough to know
that you are mistaken

don't cry
don't waste those tears
you say you are so ******* ugly
that you wish you
were somebody else
well welcome to the club
but don't waste those tears
on those people
this world
it goes down smooth
like a razor blade
if you need to cry
i will give you my tears
I will take all of your ugly
and show you something
so **** beautiful
I will give you my eyes
so that when you look in the mirror
you can see
what I see
everyday