she lived a life in vein
she lived a life of which there was a story
of ongoing pain
she had no friends
on which to lean and cry her problems to
she had no friends
to give her love and hope and kindness to
she thought about it day and night
she lay upon her bed,
her mind made up
she grabbed a gun and put it to her head
just then a ring came to the phone
she pulled the gun away
her mom was on the other end
and wanted just to say
"happy birthday, my dear girl,
today is just for you, i care for you,
know that's true"
these words ran through her mind so much
the gun was down for good
she changed her mind about life
then she changed her mood
she thought about her special day
and what her mom had said
the gift that her mom had given her that day
was the gift of life again
-Thad Langenberg