Undefeated

I was listening to music today while I was driving our delivery car around. I choose the car because I can connect my music device to the radio. It makes the day so much better being able to listen to music you like, and not be limited to what someone else wants played on the radio. Anyways, a song came on that I hadn't heard in a long time. Audio Adrenaline's Undefeated. It got me thinking. I have been through the same things that most kids are put through these days. I will admit, it is harder now with social media making it nearly impossible for a kid to get away from the bully.

I think bullying is a terrible thing. I also see the (very) few benefits from it. For those of us who came away from it with no mental or emotional scars, we are stronger than we were before it. I stood triumphant in spite of what they tried to take from me. I gave them nothing when they wanted everything. Sadly this does not work for everyone.

So many kids are scarred and broken from the beatings, the name calling, the emotional abuse that extends well past what should be the walls of our safe haven. We need to make a stand against bullies. The problem is, the parents aren't willing to get their hands dirty. I am not talking of the bullied kid's parents. I am talking to the bullies parents. We need to bring discipline and respect back to our kids.

I already hear the arguments: "Not everyone has parents." That sadly is true but that doesn't stop the fact that they still should be taught respect and kindness. "You haven't been in foster care, you don't know what it's like." Again, that is true. I am grateful of my parents and my childhood. I have, however, known people who were raised in foster homes, group homes, and the like. It is up to the adults to take a step up. Instead of looking at the kids as easy money or whatever you think, maybe look at them as young humans beings who need to be loved. They still need to be raised with some kind of morals to guide them.

I know one woman, who despite all of the terrible things she has had to deal with, rise above the mess and really want to be a good person. She can see the problems in the lack of discipline in our kids. She came from a broken home, been tossed around, yet she is still a great person and one I am truly happy to call a friend. She is an example of how we can break the system.

I fear the world will continue to get much worse, unless we make a stand now, and start fixing the neglect we have given our children. There are many ways we can try to start this  process, I personally think the best one is to bring God back into our lives. Being a Christian doesn't mean you have to stop doing all the things you enjoy. It means you can do them without fear. The Christian scope is a long term one. If we actually follow the example that Christ set before us, and not the example "Christians" have been showing as of late, things will get much better.

Now that I went rather off subject of what I originally was planning on writing, As I was singing to the song, I realized I am undefeated.So I thought to myself a little poem that I am going to share with you. It is called Undefeated. Enjoy.



I have won fights,
I have lost them,
I have been pushed to the ground
And I got up again.
I have been abandoned,
Broken,
Kicked,
And bruised,
I have been singled out,
And hated,
I have been bullied,
And been called a joke,
I have taken your words,
And use them for strength.
Because through it all,
No matter my loss,
Regardless of my pain,
I am undefeated.