Long unforgotten memories of humiliation

Remaining still through adolescent years

And though the love for your neighbour stood unrequited

God was always the one you most feared

Sticks and stones never broke your bones

But the words, they struck with so much force

And though a Good Samaritan may never shed his tears

One day you couldn’t take it anymore

There you were, on the bridge of the motorway

Impatient traffic, just another day

You took the leap in the hope that you would fly

Ascending from this world with its cruel ways

Long unforgotten memories of humiliation

Remaining still through adolescent years

And though the love for your neighbour stood unrequited

God was always the one you most feared