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Try and try strive and strive reach for the stars that all you know is headed towards try and grasp even with crushing feet and glaring eyes condemning you for daring to reach the place meant for genius work and work try and try envy as some just float by or stop to stare as you struggle -it isn't fair- but neither is life all you love has the easy track the looks the charisma the brain the ease you cannot bear to be left behind you reach for the stars you strain to even glimpse the lowest one it burns this trying this wanting the knowledge that you must attempt to hold onto it while others need not try you are so close the A to an A+ the opening act to a best selling band you do well you take 2nd place honored for your achievements but never enough you try and you try but the train to the stars passes right by so you run and you run and try to jump on but in trying you miss and fall even farther stuck in the dust with no legs to hold you up and no air to breathe no strength to cry you drag yourself you pull and you push to even see the sun it hurts it burns and it rips but you refuse to give up those with the easy path up won't know what to do with someone that has dragged themselves up the silence the boredom all down below drive you to try again you will see those stars you will try to touch and one of these days instead of the harsh words and stamping feet someone might turn around or glance to the side and offer a hand up Up and Away up to the stars even the lowest of low as long as you reach and you try the possibility will never walk by to never return