What Is The Theme Of The Poem To This Day

To This Day is a poem by Shane Koyczan about bullying and the long term consequences of it with different individuals. One case of symbolism is that he either had to fall to the bottom of the cliff or climb an enormous mountain. Plunging down a cliff could mean giving up and not persevering throughout life, and scaling a mountain could mean being untiring and persevering. The cliff means hopelessness because it would seem impossible to do what he is going through.The author put this in the video and the poem because it helps you comprehend how the character is feeling and what he is going through. During the video, at 3 minutes and 35 seconds, there is a scene where there is a man standing on the ledge of a towering cliff, which he then fall