I’m sitting outside the hotel.
I don’t want to go in there.
It’s only a class reunion,
But what if they stare?
Twenty-five years ago,
Did they really even know me?
Will they remember the pain they caused?
Did they even see?
I tried not to let it show.
I had to stay strong,
But with their mean words and actions,
I was almost gone.
It’s a miracle I’m still here.
It’s a miracle I was found.
Hanging by a thread,
Close to six feet underground.
I haven’t seen anyone in forever.
Last they knew I was in rehab.
Doctors wouldn’t let me go back.
A better life, they wanted me to have.
So I couldn’t be around them.
Not anymore.
They didn’t know when I left
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