In Life We Often Look To Others

I Stand, Walk Over To Him, Sit Down On His Bed, Put My Arms Around Him, Hug Him. He Hugs Me Back Strong And I Can Feel The Shame Coming Through His Arms. I Am A Criminal And He Is A Judge And I Am White And He Is Black, But At This Moment None Of That Matters. He Is A Man Who Needs A Friends And I Can Be His Friend.

I Say To Myself If You Believe Deeply In Your Heart You Must Defy, And If You Are Willing To Pay For Your Defiance, You Must Always Do It, Even Though The Pain May Be Much. Too Many Times In Our Lives We Do Not Do It, And We Pay Even More.

People Don't Want To Accept The Responsibility For Their Own Weakness, So They Place The Blame On Something That They're Not Responsible For, Like Disease Or Genetics.

Be Patient And Wait. Your Mud Will Settle. Your Water Will Be Clear.

It Started When She Passed Me A Note In English Class. The Note Said You Don't Seem As Awful As I Hear You Are. I Passed One Back That Read: Beware I Am As Awful As People Say And Worse. She Laughed And I Had A Friend. She Didn't Become My Ally And I Didn't Ask Her To Or Want Her To But She Became My Friend And That Was More Than Anyone Else Was Willing To Do.