CheersHere's to the mother who never caredThe brother and sister who wouldn't shareHere's to the teachers who never askedThe students and peers who always passedHere's to the man who sat on the roadThe homeless and weak who cracked the codeHere's to the animals who sat by my sideThe big and small ones who held me as I criedHere's to the father who wanted to know whyThe nieces and nephews who waved goodbyeHere's to the counselors who wanted to hearThe faculty and staff who shed not a tearHere's to the woman who grasped the hard truthThe doctor and nurse who labeled my papers “Ruth”Here's to the teddy who grasped my handThe lions and tigers who could understandHere's to the bully who prayed for my deathThe mean and cruel who still called me “Seth”Here's to the people who prayed not for meThe good and evil whose 'morals' I couldn't seeHere's to the gates who opened their armsThe angels and guardians who meant no harmHere's to the God who opened his
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