A helping hand given by hope, faith, and understanding

• Marilyn Duran, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2004

I miss the fun, the joy.
I need them close by because life without them is a world of fright and . They showed me a path.
They understood my needs.
They knew my strengths & my weaknesses.
They told me to go on, so I did.
But now they are no longer by my side
and I fear the worst.
I thank them for the love they gave me.
They treated me like family, I was there child. They pushed me toward a dream I may now never follow.
My family, my friends and my teachers
will be in my heart as I try to go on.