No one listens to me

I have to say it again

No one seems to care

Unless I’m

screaming out in pain

Even then they might look past

Treat me like a trite outcast

Because “their” world

is theirs alone

In their world many have no home

They will never make an effort

And they say

MY past is checkered?!

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Sure I made some mistakes

I was rather ill

Needed

Some retakes

I’ve always had good will

Nothing that can’t be explained

But never was

Because they never listen

Thinking they’re

above all of us

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When it gets right down to it

They are the ones who are ill

Deny our needs

And try to kill

Anything in their way

Still

They never get their fill

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Hard to change their mind

When they won’t listen

Unfortunate that it’s all of us

that end up missing

The harmony

That could be

Really

What we all are wishing

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No one listens to me

I have to say it again

No one seems to care

Feels like I’m

Reaching out in vain

Because they always look right past

Blind money defines my class 

Because “their” world

is all they’ve known

In their world many are alone

I try to convince them to make an effort

I must hope

The future’s better

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