Ashleigh Gaffney

For every child who cries at night
Alone with shame in pain and fright

For every child who wants so much
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This is a list
Of what to expect
From me to you
With love and respect
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Please stop, look at what you are doing
You must know this isn’t right
Please stop, don’t carry on
I'm too weak now to fight
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I am driven,
Motivated,
Inspired,
Often crippled, by fear.
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You’ve been there for me
Through the good times and bad
I know I can count on you
To be there when I’m sad
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I have nothing left
My road is a dead end
So I'm going to crash
On life's next bend
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Sometimes in life,
you find a special friend;
Someone who changes your life
just by being part of it.
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There is a great deal of depression that has overtaken my soul,
It floods deep within, into every inch that makes me whole.
I wonder and worry of thought throughout the day,
What is to come, to my dismay.
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I was sitting here thinking
Of the words I wanted to say
But they just wouldn’t come out right
So I found a different way
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Cold black stone
Left me standing here all alone
A road I’ve found no end
So many bumps and turns
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A true friend never walks away
A true friend will always stay
A true friend looks out for you
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As we walk out path of life,
We meet people everyday.
Most are simply met by chance,
But some are sent out way.
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the cut
the tighten fist
the anger at one
the need to yell
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Don't try and save me
I just want you to see
Alone in this fight
Struggle as I might
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All those times I cried for you,
You never came
Out of all the sports I played
You never showed up at one game
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Who's that girl there I see?
She's looking back at me.
I see she's not happy but
Don't know why, who is she?
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I don’t need help
I don’t cry for help
I don’t cry for attention
I don’t cry at all
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Harsh words and violent blows
Hidden secrets nobody knows
Eyes are open, hands are fisted
Deep inside I'm warped and twisted
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I just write,
When I want to.
When I feel the need.
Word by word, I proceed.
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Sometimes in life
You find a special friend
Someone who changes your life
Just by being part of it
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