Don't Look Down

 I feel no love for society,
But I can't seem to escape.

The pain and sadness of life
Are omnipresent,
And my heart would break
Were it not for those who 
Remind me that no good can come from 
Looking down into the abyss.

I like to think that the answer
Isn't that we shouldn't think at all,
But is instead that we should think
About how to shoulder each other's burdens
So that we don't crumble under
The weight of the world.

For when we are pressed against the ground,
What else can we do but look straight down?