Alone
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No on really noticed her at first She was sitting motionless looking down at her feet The sort of girl you see and then look away Without thinking twice about it A few people did peer at her though as they passed by And had thoughts to themselves One shook his head gravely And walked on not knowing her situation She is a statistic to him and many others Viewed with derision and disgust Unable to understand what is happening To our misled youth and loved ones She is someone’s daughter, sister, and niece The list goes on and on But she is sharply judged more by family and relatives Than any stranger passing in the street Our young friend is waiting for a bus To take her to a clinic on the other side of town So she can have the abortion That she believes she must have to save herself Barely fourteen, she has a sweetheart from school Her parents had forbid her to see But love felt so right and rebellion so strong That they made that huge mistake The parents became angry at them both for disobeying And the feuding families were nothing short of fierce Every day cutting remarks slapped her face And the insults were too much to bear Soon she began doubting her self worth Her self image was shattered to pieces And she began to think of ways to escape the pain of rejection This is where most of us start blaming the parents Or saying laws and schools are responsible For our children having children Or in this case not But what really drives a young girl to have an abortion? Fear, peer pressure, ignorance? No one really knows Perhaps if someone had taken the time To put their arms around our young friend And told her she is still loved And that her precious cargo is an amazing miracle That millions of couples around the world Wish for every day and reach out to with open arms Her little girl would still be here
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