Dust Don’t Care If You Hurt

I hit the ground harder than I planned, Face full of dirt, blood on my hands. Sky didn’t change, sun stayed high, Didn’t slow down to ask me why.

I laid there long enough to learn, The world don’t stop for lessons learned. Pain don’t pause, don’t negotiate, It just tells you to get up — or wait.

Ain’t no referee, ain’t no sound, Just you and the ground.

Dust don’t care if you hurt, Don’t slow, don’t bend. You either rise from the dirt Or stay where you end. No one’s coming to pull you out, No one’s counting you down. Dust don’t care if you hurt — But it remembers who stood their ground.

I’ve seen men fold from lighter blows, Watched others stand when nobody knows. Difference ain’t heart, ain’t luck, It’s getting up when you’re stuck.

You can curse the fall, curse the day, Or wipe your face and walk away. World don’t owe you mercy now, It just watches what you do with down.

Ain’t no prayer that hits the ground, Like boots that rise without a sound.

Dust don’t care if you hurt, Don’t wait your turn. You either carry the burn Or let it burn. Ain’t no medal, ain’t no crown, Just tracks where you stood your ground. Dust don’t care if you hurt — But it knows who didn’t stay down.

I stayed down once. It almost kept me.

Pain don’t make you special, It just makes you choose. Everybody bleeds — Not everybody moves.

Dust don’t care if you hurt, Don’t ask your name. You either rise and move forward Or rot where you came. I wiped my face, spit in the dirt, Stood up slow, turned around. Dust don’t care if you hurt — But it remembers who stood their ground.

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