Pulling Us Down

Everything around us

Is pulling,

gripping,

clawing us down

No you can’t

Stop being you

That’s not right

How dare you

Everything

Everyone

Is pulling us down

But here we are still above ground

How could you

You weren’t raised like that

That’s wrong

You can’t sit at this table

Everything

Everyone

Is pulling us down

But I will never let you drown

Not here

No way

What would your father say

Grow up stop being a child

Everything

Everyone

Is pulling us down

But I’m not ashamed this isn’t a game

We did nothing but love

We hurt only ourselves

By letting others in

And letting them take our strength

We held on

No matter what all along

They may have gotten inside

And stolen our home and our pride

But we still stand

Not needing anyone else’s hands

But our own

Everything

Everyone

Is pulling is down

We won’t go down like this

They forgot who and what they messed with