Verse 1
A boy goes walking down the street,
Hands deel in his pockets, staring at his feet.
The only thought going through his mind,
"I need to use just one more time".
Chorus
He cried for help
And no one came.
They turned from him
Because they were ashamed.
Afraid of the kid h
He had become,
Even more afraid
To help him up.
Verse 2
He had no bed or food to eat.
His family would not allow him a safe retreat,
For he was a criminal, they had posted his bail,
But as far as they cared, he belonged in jail.
Chorus
Verse 3
It was a rainy night, he was shivering cold.
He pulled a needle out of the pocket of his coat.
He cried as he shot drugs in his vein again,
He died there in the alley alone and wet.
Chorus
Finale
So many of our kids abuse.
They do it when they don't know
What else to do.
So when they cry for help
Be the one who came,
Extend your hand of help
So they'll live another day.
Not everyone's the person
You've become,
Grasp their hand in friendship
And help them up.
My goodness! This poem almost had me in tears. It was well written and it made me really see the boy and feel his pain! I love the way you wrote it in lyrics! I read your bio and I was happy to hear that you do not have cancer. Your book seems like it is a fresh approach to writings that we just do not see anymore! Keep up the good work!
This collection of poetry addresses the nature of time, reflections on the natural world, the difficulty of loss,
contemporary social issues and gratitude for life.
Selected poems from previous & forthcoming collections together with Q&R apps on each page to enable audio rendition simultaneously with the written text