Hurt

A sudden hit stopping me in my tracks
Shocked and not knowing what happened
Holding my face with excruciating pain
Blood gushing and drenching my shirt

Dizziness engulfing my head
Tears creating all the more blurry vision
Unable to see my way back home
Calling out for someone to help me

She yells for me to get to the house
Tells me to stop crying like a baby
The pain and the bleeding wouldn’t stop
I just wanted her to hold me and make me feel better

The bleeding kept on for hours
They wouldn’t take me to the hospital
They wouldn’t waste their time on me
It was all my fault anyway

©2007

Survival of the Unseen

We are born to parents filled with hatred and anger
Born into a world of torture and abuse
Surely we must have done something wrong
To be so unwanted and unloved

The system comes to our rescue
We are sent to live in homes of strangers
We are told we would be safe and secure
But we soon find out we should not have trusted

We run away the first chance we have
To the only place we know we are safe
A place to where we are surrounded by others
Yet invisible to the many eyes that pass us by

We sleep under a bridge, in alleys, or on a park bench
Those that see us will only scowl at us
They think we are a burden on society
Not even worth a second glance or thought

We struggle each day just to open our eyes
The pain of hunger often overtakes the pain in our souls
We have little choice but to break the laws of the land
Just to get what we need to stay alive

More often than not we turn to drugs and alcohol
Whichever we can get our hands on the fastest
To try to rid ourselves of the pain so deep within
It is easier than learning to trust only to be hurt again

We will not have the chance to finish school
Or even attend college and university
We will not have the chance to make something of ourselves
Or to become a somebody with dreams to achieve

So next time you see us on the street
Remember you could be our last hope
A simple nod of your head or a quick smile
Could be our reason to survive yet another day

Who will be brave enough to reach out
And show that they care
Who will give us faith in humanity
And show us that trust can be real

©2007

Secrets

Secrets carried for many years
My soul hurt and tormented
My mind filled with clutter
Secrets waiting to be released

Unable to speak of it
Unable to write of it
Unable to release it
Unable to run from it

Where do I go
I have nowhere to turn
I have no one to trust
What do I do

Where is the happiness
Where is the light
Where is the strength
Where is my life

Secrets in my every waking moment
My life wounded and confined
My future filled with uncertainty
Secrets plaguing my every sleeping moment

©2007

Who I Am

I am who I am
If you don't like what you see
Then don't bother wasting your time with me

Money can buy me diamonds and gold
It can buy me fancy houses and cars
It can even buy me a circle of "friends"

But money won't buy me happiness or love
It will never buy me true friendship
And it certainly will never buy my way into Heaven

Why should I worry whether people see me as rich or poor
Why should I worry if I am seen shopping at the local Wal-mart
Only the ignorant will judge a book by its cover

I am who I am
If you don't like what you see
Then don't bother wasting your time with me

I don't pretend to be something that I am not
I have no need to impress anyone
Nor do I have anything to hide

I am always here for those who need a helping hand
Whether it is for an ear to listen or a shoulder to lean on
I treat people the way I wish to be treated

I live my life for God
I live my life for my family
I live my life for myself

I am who I am
If you don't like what you see
Then don't bother wasting your time with me

©2007

Unwanted

You brought me into this world
Your job was to raise me
And love me unconditionally
To teach me morals and values
The difference between right from wrong
To keep me protected from harm

You never really wanted me
You made that quite clear
You chose to keep your distance
And pretend nothing ever happened
You looked the other way
Like I was never there

You couldn't find it in your heart to accept me
Anything I did wasn't good enough for you
I was nothing but a failure in your eyes
You were never once proud of me
I begged you to tell me I wasn't really yours
That someone would come and get me

I tried at times to end my life
But God wouldn't let me die
I didn't know then He had plans for me
He gave me a loving family of my own
That I dreamed of for so many years
They will never wonder where they belong

You were wrong about me
I'm not the one who is a failure
My goal is to never be like you
It will be easy enough to achieve
And even though you never taught me
I know how to love unconditionally


©2006