Pride Poem by Jay Ched

He was created and tossed aside

Forgotten about and left behind

But then he stood and walked with pride

And challenged life to keep his bind

And life has tried, tried many times

To keep him down and again tied

He looked around and slaves he saw

They were in shackles and did not mind

Not me he said, not in this life

I will not bow, I will not cry

You may hurt me and I may fall down

But I will stand up with head up high

Life challenged me and then concluded

That I’ll live free or rather die