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to just leave her alone so she can
text on her phone without being
bothered. His father's in jail and
he's failing math but why should
he care? Kids laugh when
he gets it wrong anyway, call
him gay if they catch him crying.
No one sees how hard he's
trying to just hold it together.
Almost no one.
Heaven talks about him all
the time, this incredible kid, so
young with so much going
wrong, but his heart's still soft,
hasn't given in to darkness,
chaos all around him. He
deserves a medal for surviving
what would cripple people twice
his age. He'll be okay, though.
It'll take some time, but
one day he'll believe it, too.
Hope's powerful. And love.
(c) Ellen Gillette, 2014
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