A life alone without a friend,
No-body there at the end.
It wasn't always like this,
It used to be easy to get a kiss.
My life has changed in many ways,
I think not of years but only days.
I'm tired of the drugs and others advice,
"You're still alive" but at what price.
Shunned and spurned at every door,
Friends once are now no more.
A wave of acceptance is in the press,
But not in real life it's just a mess.
So many hurdles along the way,
Trying to survive from day to day.
The people who know push me aside,
Behind their curtains I see them hide.
A single chance is all that it takes,
So many lives ruined by my mistakes.
If I had my time over would I do it again,
I'm sure this time that I would refrain.
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