Running. Would you please c/c this write? TY?

My brother is the coach in this story., and he told me about this kid...
Story needs help, so feel free to...

.........................................Running..............
The boy was running from the time he was born, but running's what he had to do
The foster homes were not so good, and one left him black and blue
And so he ran, and he ran just as fast as he could
Finally found this thing at which he was pretty good
And it was running.

He was noticed too, by his teachers, who were expecting far less than he gave
Jaded by now at the others each of them had tried to save
But this one had a spark, he had a will and he tried
Letting go of circumstance, they saw what he had inside
And it was giving

He was now in a group home surrounded by hardest ones of his age
Traps all around to trip him up, and the others filled with rage
Used and sold drugs, even committed crimes
And among were some who'd even served time
While he was running

A natural, he was, at running the track and encouraged he was by a coach
The boy came to run a meet last week and brought with him a rose
His mother was coming, first she'd see him run
And his joyful face was brighter than the sun
And he was hoping

If one day you might happen to see a whirl wind flying by
Know he ran his best, though his untouched rose wilted and died
Even so, he's running.

2010-05-17T17:24:39Z

Snap!

Ian, you are so funny.

2010-05-17T17:26:25Z

And the TU is mine, Darlin', but you can't tell me anything I haven't freely and frequently admitted. ROTF

2010-05-17T19:42:48Z

Ronnie, was a mouse trap that went off...

2010-05-18T09:37:22Z

Aw, Debra, 'Nobby Girl' made me crack up - as my knees are sorta...that. What a precious girl you are!

2010-05-18T09:54:25Z

My brother gave the boy a book called, 'The Seven Habits of Highly-Effective People'. As school counselor in an economically-depressed area, he knows too many children are not being parented as well as they could be. He has instituted a similar program school-wide from k-12, and the results are astonishing. This young man has virtually only himself to rely upon; he has many choices before him, many roads he could take. With all his disappointments, something within him still wants the right direction. He seems to hero-worship my brother (who cried while telling me his story), and never fails to thank him at the end of every practice and every meet. He's the only one on the team who does that.
Out of your ashes, Dallas, Fredo, so many of you, flies the Phoenix. You survived the sorrows of your youth and chose to turn off the roads upon which you were once abandoned. It's time for you to soar! luvs, bg

2010-05-19T09:21:10Z

New friend, nice to meet you. All answers deserve a BA (you too, Nigel). Thank you so much.

Country Girl2010-05-18T13:38:44Z

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This is an all too familiar story in society and I'm glad you shared it. The heart and essence of your piece is what I think makes any writing powerful. At one time I drove a special needs van for school kids. I remember a young boy just like this one. He too waited for mom or someone to show up to encourage him in his sports which he was so good at.. He too was a real trouper and "kept going" against the odds. Once I made him brownies for his birthday. He cried all the way to school and said he had never had a birthday cake and he was 7 years old.

It's good to know that here are still people like your brother and others who care and take an interest in encouraging kids in these situations. My heart goes out to the kids who are moved from home to home and never feel as thought they belong anywhere. I can see why the boy loves your brother as he feels genuine love and care from him.. Your brother can and will make a tremendous difference in the boy's life. I hope in the end the boy beats the odds and makes a great life for himself.

Give your brother a hug for me! Thanks for sharing this.

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5 ft 7 Texas Heaven2010-05-17T12:53:00Z

Yowee I wouldn't change a thing, but that's just me. I so relate to this though, thank you.

I seem to be OK in many ways
rough I've known many times in the past 15 years
harsh enough too often, to cause confusing tears.

My goal for so long has been, beyond my passion for writing
is to become a PHD in Psychology and have my own practice
working with troubled youth. God knows I've been abused by them enough.

Hugs and thanks again to share this.

I'm still running from Ghosts I had haunt me from age 6
and I've yet to find all the tricks to dismiss.

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FREDO FROG2010-05-18T06:42:46Z

KEVIN Rudd has made an emotional apology to half-a-million "Forgotten Australians" who faced sexual abuse, violence and forced lab our in childcare homes over a period of decades.

Victims among the 1000 people who packed Parliament House for the address burst into tears as the Prime Minister detailed heart-rending cases of neglect in Australia's orphanages and institutions from 1930 to 1970.

"We look back with shame that so many of you were left cold, hungry and alone and with nowhere to hide and nobody, absolutely nobody, to whom to turn," Mr Rudd said.well BG SOME OF EM ARE STILL RUNNING BUT NOT ME -------------FORGOTTEN AUSTRALIAN you are right BG I am a bird out of the ashes flying above no looking back for me

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?2010-05-18T05:01:45Z

Bobby G, this is a sad story, and it is so large in numbers today.When you have a loving home and caring parents it makes all the difference.If only these children would have someone who loved them and they had some sort of constancy . Many lives could be different.

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Rosalinda2010-05-18T13:38:38Z

Blessings to you.I Thoroughly enjoyed your Poem i sure can relate to it, I run away from my childhood despair and found a book that took me to wider horizon and now i teach the opposite of it, this is the reason i became a Spanish's -Teacher to comfort those whom run the same road i did, although this was not my choice i proved to all it made me wise...... Thanks BG for been there when i needed a friend. keep on writing .

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