Joe grew up without anyone to care,
Lonely and always scared,
Violated and feeling worthless,
Not one soul in which to confess,
All he wants to do is get a way,
He knows they kill him one of these days,
His only solace is in written stories,
They take away all his worries,

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Living without everything for so long,
No one ever noticing what’s wrong,
Homes code for abandoned and lost,
Adults never really knowing the costs,
It sucks you in and spits you back out,
And leaves most with only self-doubt,

Finally 18, he took off on his own,
Wishing for a better life then the one he was shown,
No one will help him because of his past,
Living the life of an outcast,

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He gave up last year,
Ended with bloody tears,
He had no family to care,
That all his fighting ended right there.