A Cry for Help

I wrote this at a black time in someone's life who was very close to me...and still is. He never quite got to where this ends, but he could have. Keep trying!

Verse 1
A boy goes walking down the street,
Hands deep in his pockets, staring at his feet.
The only thought going through his mind,
"I need to use just one more time".

 

Chorus
He cried for help
And no one came.
They turned from him
Because they were ashamed.
Afraid of the kid
He had become,
Even more afraid
To help him up.

 

Verse 2
He had no bed or food to eat.
His family would not allow him a safe retreat,
For he was a criminal, they had posted his bail,
But as far as they cared, he belonged in jail.

 

Chorus

 

Verse 3
It was a rainy night, he was shivering cold.
He pulled a needle out of the pocket of his coat.
He cried as he shot drugs in his vein again,
He died there in the alley alone and wet.

 

Chorus

 

Finale
So many of our kids abuse.
They do it when they don't know
What else to do.
So when they cry for help
Be the one who came,
Extend your hand of help
So they'll live another day.
Not everyone's the person
You've become,
Grasp their hand in friendship
And help them up.

Copyright 2001

Reviews

[DarkAngelWriter]

This one has me crying... I'm like this. I'm not a user, but I cut... and everybody that knows is too ashamed of me to do anything. But it's too hard to do alone... F**k... Great write. Even if it did make me cry.....

*Note to everyone is the presence of an addict or a user or...anything*
We can't do it on our own. We do it as a cry for help; we're weak. Help us because we cannot help ourselves. Don't think it'll just go away. It won't. And until it's fixed, we just do more and more to hurt ourselves.

[Lee*]

Lovely message here! Very well put! :-)

[My Name is Brenda and I..]

They really should have a genre for songs. This one hit me in the guts. I can just hear Tracy Chapman singing it. Good job. Welcome to the WritersCafe. Amazing you have time to write with eight children. Looking forward to reading your novel. Brenda