but I will rise above the squirming sand;
you may toss me into the deep ocean,
but I will soar like a savvy seagull;
When you fill my heart with venom
I will wash it away with nectar;
when you heap abuse
I will convert them into soulful music;
when you crush my will
I will hold on to the last embers of life.
Do not think it is just me,
but all of us
are in this together,
fighting the demon that resides
within and outside us.