A man looks back upon his days
How things went bad in many ways
Yet he persevered through it all
And with his courage he climbed the wall
Born to a mother who did not care
He was on the path to the middle of nowhere
Orphaned at the age of three
Hurt by a father he would never see
Many days in foster care
Never had that much to wear
Alone he spent most his time
Never even had a dime
Shunned at school for not following the crowd
Always quiet never loud
The man was scared each and every day
That he would never find a way
Moving around from home to home
Always had new places to roam
His attitude was always great
He never ever showed his hate
In the end he made it through
And found that there was much to do
How could he fight for oh so long?
When he was always perceived as wrong
Now his thoughts bring him a tear
For he knows what got him here
His attitude was great, his heart was full
And he never worried about what he could not control
Mark Raines