The Shape of Survival

bend like the streets curve at dusk  

learn to fall and rise like drunks  

faces change but the fight is the same  

survival isn’t strength, it’s getting up  

persistence is the true art of the damned  

the weak break, the strong bend with life  

it’s not about winning, it’s about lasting  

the world hits hard, you hit back softer  

knowing when to yield keeps you whole  

the toughest survive because they adapt  

we’re all battered, but not all are beaten  

flex with the storm and keep breathing