This is dedicated to those, one
in particular, who hurt so deeply but have incredible difficulty letting others
in. May you find it within yourself to accept the love the world has to offer,
the support you need and, in turn, peace.
I had a friend once.
He hurt so much.
He hurt so much but I couldn’t help.
He was inside a house and that house was burning.
There was nobody else around and I knew that I couldn’t go get any
help.
It would be too late then.
So I tried to go get him out.
But the doors and windows were all locked.
From the inside.
He was pleading “Get me out! Get
me out!”
but he wouldn’t unlock the doors or windows.
I looked around for something to break the windows.
There was nothing.
So I tried to use my bare hands,
but the windows were too strong …
and too hot.
Still he wouldn’t let me in.
He was afraid I would burn and die too.
I hoped it was all just a bad dream
and I would wake up.
But it wasn’t.
And I didn’t.
So all I could do was just stand and watch…while he burned.
..but I…I wasn’t hurt.
~ FCHS students circa 1980, Where
Am I Going? Who Should I Be?
