For all this time

       

For all this time I could only think and I could not put it behind       

Why the laughter and the looks, why I was never right.       

        

For years I took what you said and I had no strength to stand       

But the hurt inside you caused, I will turn around.       

        

I will not succumb to your level, nor will I try to please       

For far too long I have tried to hide the real person that is me.       

        

Throughout that time I was different, and I thought that that was wrong       

Why the laughter and the looks, why I did not belong.       

        

For years I thought I would fail, where you would all succeed       

But now I know that doesn’t matter, as long as I know me.       

        

The laughter and the looks, I laugh and I can look       

I will not succumb to your level, nor will I try to please.      

For far too long I have tried to hide the real person that is me.   

   

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At a time of desperation   

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I just need a friend to turn to   

To take away the toll   

    

At a time to return the help   

And a time to give and take   

I will be your friend   

To help you with your mistakes   

    

At a time I have no strength   

And a time I feel the strain   

I just want to feel some love   

To take away the pain   

    

At a time to lend a hand   

And a time to lend an ear   

I will always help   

A friend who I hold near   

    

At a time I’m under pressure   

And a time I feel so sad   

I just need a friend to talk to   

To make it not so bad   

    

At a time you need a friend   

And a time you too feel down   

I will always help   

And always be around   

    

At a time when life is hard   

And a time when life is sad   

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It will never be that bad   

  

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My bags were packed  

I was ready to go.  

And then the call came  

I would travel alone.  

   

I held it together  

as I said my goodbyes.  

As I stepped on the plane  

I started to cry.  

   

I would meet the group  

when I landed in Thailand.  

We went out for a meal  

and were told the plan.  

   

We saw Buddhas and temples,  

had lunch with nuns’.  

Rode elephants, fed tigers,  

so much was done.  

   

My next stop was Oz  

I was alone again.  

This time I was stronger  

a new confidence.  

   

I saw the opera House,  

made friends in Perth.  

Travelled the East Coast  

and learnt how to surf.  

   

Then after eight months  

of travelling alone.  

I knew it was time  

for me to fly home.  

  

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And still you don’t even know  

   

I can’t comprehend  

The feelings you’ve provoked in me  

And still I cannot let it go  

   

I can’t escape  

That day you made me break  

And still your empathy does not show  

   

I shed a tear  

Over something you’ve made so clear  

And forever that I will know  

   

I’ve had to realise  

That you will never apologise  

And from our friendship you will go  

   

I see through you  

Over your bravado too  

And still you don’t even know 

  

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