for how long
will i have to suffer
for how long
will i have to bleed
why must i
be forgotten
why must these
cold tears run down my face
no i'm not the best
but surely i'm not the worst
yet i'm the only one
who seems to be cursed
why can't you
help me off the ground
why can't you
see my pain
why am i
the only one
slowly being driven insane
to be accepted
is all i wish
to have some help, to have some love
is all i will need
just one chance
is all that i ask
one chance to be human
to be alive
to be free
~erika boal