A lesson

• Katie Nedley, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2003

You abandoned me and left me alone,
With no one to turn to.
All of you did it,
Not bothering to help me out.
But that's alright, you made me better.
You left me alone,
But now I could see.
I could understand things I hadn't seen before.
I learned why lifelong friends are so rare.
I learned not to trust just one person with everything.
You left me alone, you abandoned me. You were sometimes there when I needed you.
But when you left I realized,
I don't need you anymore.
Thank You.