Spoken word

Remembrance

People are going to test you.
In so many ways.
Emotionally.
Mentally.
Spiritually.
Physically.
But you have to remember who you are.
What that will make you.
The person it'll change you into.
I've been tried by people that I see everyday and even by some I don't even know.
I held my resilience and kept my composure even when I was on the verge of destruction.
People will test you everyday.
Some you expect some that you don't.
Don't let it get to you.
That gives them power over who you can become.
I held my power and used it to help me succeed.
It'll make you cry or scream or when punch something, but NEVER let it make you destroy who you are.
You are beautiful.
You are handsome.
We are a beauty together and apart.
Sometimes we don't have anybody behind us.
Other times we are surrounded by many.
I see that you have been tried and I want you to know that I'm standing with you.
I'll be there to help you think before you react.
To make you laugh so hard you cry.
To make you smile so much it hurts.
I will take your pain and give you joy.
I care for who you are and what you have to offer the world and the people around you.
I have been taken for granted before and I see you have too.
Stand strong and hold your head high.
Somebody will notice you for the beauty you are, inside and outside.
Then the person or people that hurt you will regret for hurting you and walking out on you.
That will give you the ultimate satisfaction.
You can do anything.
You're stronger than the ones that are trying to break you.
Keep your power and use it to build yourself up.
Remember the worst times of your life but never that define the person you are becoming.
We've all had a hard time or two but whether we like it or not life goes on and we should you.
You have moments when fall back into that hard time but we always get back up and continue regardless of the cuts and bruises.
Remember the best times with the ones you love that passed away or still alive.
The friends that you made in school and still have to this day.
The girl you fell head over heels for and waited to impress for the longest.
That guy that's been trying to get your attention for the longest.
Look back at all the lessons you learned and how they apply to now.
Long story short:
People will dig up past demons to wound you again but you just have to think whether it's worth confronting again or leaving it to the birds and brushing it off.