You fight stay alive it's an uphill battle to survive
You keep getting pushed down and stepped on then you fall down the hill your body is tired and sore you wish they just give you a pill
Your life has been a struggle you had to fight for every inch you had to climb all the way when you got pushed back you had to dig your fingers into the grime
Then like a football offensive lineman you start pushing back you yell and scream and you move them off you next thing you know you're in the open like running on the track
Nothing changes it's been like that for 50 years you don't get very far your not fast enough they catch up with you down again you fear
It cycle over again when will it end your body is getting tired your mind is getting foggy and lately all you been doing his defend
You have been in no man's land quite a while not moving forward not moving backwards stalemate the other side is not going to quit, they going to keep pushing until they get checkmate
Unless you can find a way to win your lights will be turned off forever you put up a hard-long fight no one expected you go this far that’s because you been very clever
Life hasn’t been easy for you but you still have your key you had to climb uphill every inch but as long as you have that you will be still free
You smile take a breath you let it out you still feel okay you’re not ready to cash it in yet you then let out a horrific shout
That is to let everybody know that your still here you are a dreamer you believe that you still have a chance to win
Oh, you may not win every battle but the war is far from being over you're in it for your survival you got second wind it’s to show them your no pushover
Time for you to get back to work you got some pushing to do to show who’s king
You thank them for stopping by you tell them remember nothing is over until you hear the fat lady
©streetpoet
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