Hold your head up high 昂起你的头
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happycarefree">happycarefree</span>（无忧无虑的）<span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="fell">fell</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Trying">Trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctorsstitched">doctorsstitched</span>（缝纫，装订）<span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyeball">eyeball</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="scar">scar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mama">mama</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="badlydistorted">badlydistorted</span>（扭曲的）, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="scarred">scarred</span>, <span word="sightless">sightless</span>, <span word="cloudy">cloudy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gray">gray</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sightless">sightless</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span>, <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="hurtful">hurtful</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="monster">monster</span>." <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="imagining">imagining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="withdisdain">withdisdain</span>（蔑视）, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freak">freak</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="Mama">Mama</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, "<span word="Hold">Hold</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>." <span word="It">It</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="alitany">alitany</span>（冗长而枯燥的陈述）<span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="relied">relied</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span>, "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="soul">soul</span>." <span word="She">She</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hide">hide</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="Mama">Mama</span> <span word="meant">meant</span>, "<span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bump">bump</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="looking">looking</span>." <span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adolescent">adolescent</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shame">shame</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mama">mama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>.</p>
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