Keep Your Head Up Poem by Samuel Braden

Life gets rough, but just stay bold.
Too much pressure and too much pain.
Seems like the roads we walk are getting old.
Starts to drive us all insane.

It gets tough to hang on.
You often feel like letting go.
You start not to care about the future,
And all the more tortures it holds.

But if you think about it a little,
Life also makes the pain worth living it.
So instead of cursing at life,
I hope you can try forgiving it.

With every sunset,
Comes a sunrise.
A new ray of hope,
Pleasing to the eyes.

You can only truly appreciate happiness,
By feeling some sadness and pain.
Therefore you should live life
With your mind with an open frame.

It's never going to be easy.
It's never going to go the way you like.
But that shouldn't stop you.
Give the bad times a little more fight.

Because when it's all over,
You can claim your gift.
I guarantee whatever it is,
It'll give your spirit a lift.

Everyone wants the same thing.
They all want to live the good life.
With all the joy and happiness you'll ever want.
Isn't that worth a little sacrifice?

So keep your head up,
And look straight ahead of you.
I have lived through a lot of your pains,
And I'm sure you can survive it too.