Rise Above Poem by Bailey Staggs

There she sat, in her room all alone
To afraid, to even pick up the phone
Everyone had heard, everyone knew
How she'd been hurt, all she'd been through
There she sat dormant, never wanting their pity
Amongst all her friends, was a tiny gossiping city
To one she reached out, a long lost friend
One to which her trust, had never known an end.
As they wrote back and forth, week to week, day to day
Their love for each other, they won't throw away
Though he is away, locked in a cell
Her love for him, is one all can tell
A hug and a kiss, to hold each others' hand
It's a type of intimacy, not many can understand
The story of us, a story of love
Against all odds, our love will rise above!