Standing up.
It doesn't sound that hard. You move your legs so both feet can touch the ground, tense your muscles, and lift yourself up from a sitting or lying position. This can be hard for people with disabilities, where their legs or body is suspended, but for the average person, standing up is a simple task.
But in cases other than physical, it isn't;
Being beaten to the ground emotionally over and over again;
Being told you did something wrong but have no idea what for months, or ever;
Getting the nasty, teenage girl look whenever you walk into a room;
Getting egged on and antagonized, but hated when you lash out, shoving you into a corner.
This
This is bravery.
Putting in the effort to continuously stand up, despite everything inside your mind telling you to lie down and let the punches keep flying is bravery.
Getting up every morning and debating putting on makeup when you don't have time or getting the looks from all the eyes saying you're not pretty without it is bravery.
Waking up
Every single morning
Is bravery.
Being in high school is something you need a lot of courage to do. It isn't rainbows and butterflies, it's lying men and two faced friends, dreaded teachers and too difficult of tests. It's wanting to make decisions for yourself and your own body, with everyone else going against you. It's fighting. It is walking through a battlefield and no one understands the struggle of waking up to sit in various classrooms for 8 hours a day, when you can't keep your thoughts straight for a single period.
Being in high school
Is all the bravery you need,
And I, for one, know you are so brave.
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