Stand Courageous
(Reepicheep's Poem)
We must stand
For we all fall
But rarely do we ever stand.
Sure we get back up
But we don't stand.
We don't believe
To our fullest effort
That whatever it is
We are fighting for
Is also something to die for.
We don't strive
To seek what we came for.
We don't hold on to dreams anymore.
We don't inspire.
We don't create.
We don't even speak
With the same conviction like we used to.
We used to be brave,
We used to stand for something.
Standing does not mean getting up
For anyone can do that.
Standing is belief.
The belief that you can carry on.
The belief that you can do impossibilities
The belief that you can make it.
To the other side.
Join the choirs,
Sing the symphonies,
Praise!
Praise with all you have
That this moment right now,
Is something you fought for.
Not me, I didn't fight for this
Not them, they didn't fight for this
The only person who fought for anything
In this moment
This sacred moment of profound assurance
Of profound belief.
Is you.
All because you stood up.
The reason people push you down
The reason people hate on you
Destroy your life
Take your possessions
Kill your dreams
Is because you don't believe
That you can stand up.
Stand up!
I'm not talking about fighting,
I'm not talking about violence,
I'm not talking about vendettas,
I'm talking about belief.
If you believe that you can stand,
That you can push through anything,
That you can love those who despise you,
That you can pick up shattered pieces of your life
Or someone else's
The belief that you can win the battle.
Then you have succeeded.
We have lost the sense of brotherhood
We have gained a sense of caution
Trust is gone
Truth is gone
Belief is gone.
There is somewhere in the world
A place where freedom doesn't exist.
A place where trust, truth, and belief
Are forbidden words
I tell you to stand.
Stand up for those who seek
Stand up for those who ask
Stand up for those who can't
Stand up for yourself.
Do it courageously.
Courage doesn't mean
Blazing fury like in storybooks.
It doesn't mean fighting off dragons
Or saving princesses.
For those are children's stories.
They aren't life stories.
The greatest form of Courage
Is facing life and helping others
Find theirs.
The greatest test of Courage
is Condescendence.
How do you beat it?
How do you overcome every obstacle?
I honestly don't know
But I know a good place to start.
We must stand
For we all fall
But rarely do we ever stand.
Sure we get back up
But we don't stand.