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Date Posted:May 7,2004


Listen!!
by: Alana Hector

I don’t like things to be like this
I want my friends back
The people that I used to go to
When I needed a shoulder
A shoulder to lean on

It’s people like that
That the world needs more of
More people to listen
And not judge
People for consolation
People that will show compassion
And understanding
In our times of need

Where have all those people gone?
They have been Americanized
They have began to think of themselves
And nothing else

They have made new friends
Friends that made then forget
Forget where they came from
Forget the people that were there to console them
Forget the people that were the shoulder that they needed
Whenever they felt troubled with anything
Forget the people that helped them
Helped them get where they are today
They forgot the ones who listened
Listened without judging
Listened and understood

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