NEVER SURRENDER (GR)

TO WIN, YOU MUST LOSE FIRST

Trapped in my own body, I observe him. He stands, lost in a hall crowded with the worst kind of people. His appearance is nothing like the man I once admired; he looks lifeless, an object without value. His gaze is glassy and wild, like a demon’s.

“What have they done to you? How have you changed?” I see your pain, the pain that no one else seems to notice, and your shame, which you have learned to hide so well. I recognize you because I am you.

Suddenly, a soft whisper stirs within me—a flickering voice pondering a profound “why.” I feel your desperation for help, for someone to care, to embrace you tightly, to love you, to never let go again. You want your voice to be heard, feel the need to speak, to shout—but you can’t.

Your moment has come. Enough is enough! Forgive them, they do not understand their actions. Let go of the past and live. Fight. Spread your wings.

And to me, here in the solitude of darkness, where I have been waiting for so many years, make a promise: you will never again surrender—to anyone or anything.

You only lose when you stop hoping!