I believe the someday something good will come to me and I believe there one
will come to me and I believe there one
will come to me and I believe there one day life will undo what it’s done to me
day life will undo what it’s done to me
day life will undo what it’s done to me cuz I believe yes I believe so strongly
cuz I believe yes I believe so strongly
cuz I believe yes I believe so strongly that it’s true someday the world will
that it’s true someday the world will
that it’s true someday the world will treat me just like you I wrote those
treat me just like you I wrote those
treat me just like you I wrote those lyrics when I was 17
lyrics when I was 17
lyrics when I was 17 try to imagine the 17 year old who
try to imagine the 17 year old who
try to imagine the 17 year old who writes a song about hope and healing do
writes a song about hope and healing do
writes a song about hope and healing do you see her leather jacket and black
you see her leather jacket and black
you see her leather jacket and black nail polish her miniskirt and knee-high
nail polish her miniskirt and knee-high
nail polish her miniskirt and knee-high boots maybe you pictured her hanging out
boots maybe you pictured her hanging out
boots maybe you pictured her hanging out with friends people like this guy
with friends people like this guy
with friends people like this guy this is Nathan one of the few people
this is Nathan one of the few people
this is Nathan one of the few people from high school I’m still in touch with
from high school I’m still in touch with
from high school I’m still in touch with I met him sophomore year health class
I met him sophomore year health class
I met him sophomore year health class school number 12 the teacher had just
school number 12 the teacher had just
school number 12 the teacher had just told us that people who attempt suicide
told us that people who attempt suicide
told us that people who attempt suicide don’t really want to die I didn’t tell
don’t really want to die I didn’t tell
don’t really want to die I didn’t tell her I needed to believe that family and
her I needed to believe that family and
her I needed to believe that family and friends who’d killed themselves were
friends who’d killed themselves were
friends who’d killed themselves were better off because I didn’t know then
better off because I didn’t know then
better off because I didn’t know then that’s why I believed it but I did tell
that’s why I believed it but I did tell
that’s why I believed it but I did tell her I know a girl he swallowed two
her I know a girl he swallowed two
her I know a girl he swallowed two bottles of pills and when she woke up
bottles of pills and when she woke up
bottles of pills and when she woke up the next morning she was just pissed it
the next morning she was just pissed it
the next morning she was just pissed it didn’t work maybe the teacher knew I was
didn’t work maybe the teacher knew I was
didn’t work maybe the teacher knew I was talking about myself maybe she thought I
talking about myself maybe she thought I
talking about myself maybe she thought I was just being dramatic
was just being dramatic
was just being dramatic but Nathan passed me a note that said I
but Nathan passed me a note that said I
but Nathan passed me a note that said I know the girl who didn’t want to wake up
we became funds because like me Nathan
we became funds because like me Nathan knew hope was a dirty word we’re still
knew hope was a dirty word we’re still
knew hope was a dirty word we’re still friends because we survived anyway when
friends because we survived anyway when
friends because we survived anyway when I think back to the 17-year who wrote
I think back to the 17-year who wrote
I think back to the 17-year who wrote that song I see her cradling her infant
that song I see her cradling her infant
that song I see her cradling her infant daughter a dollar store wedding ring
daughter a dollar store wedding ring
daughter a dollar store wedding ring peeking from under the blanket that’s
peeking from under the blanket that’s
peeking from under the blanket that’s the girl the principal called into the
the girl the principal called into the
the girl the principal called into the office two months before graduation to
office two months before graduation to
office two months before graduation to say she had two too many unexcused
say she had two too many unexcused
say she had two too many unexcused absences to finish with her class
absences to finish with her class
absences to finish with her class shouldn’t she be at home with your
shouldn’t she be at home with your
shouldn’t she be at home with your little girl anyway he asked I had a
little girl anyway he asked I had a
little girl anyway he asked I had a three point eight three GPA a perfect a
three point eight three GPA a perfect a
three point eight three GPA a perfect a CT score and three scholarship buffers
CT score and three scholarship buffers
CT score and three scholarship buffers but I also had a baby had spent time in
but I also had a baby had spent time in
but I also had a baby had spent time in a temporary home while the courts tried
a temporary home while the courts tried
a temporary home while the courts tried to figure out what to do with me and had
to figure out what to do with me and had
to figure out what to do with me and had gotten married to solve that problem I
gotten married to solve that problem I
gotten married to solve that problem I did have a little bit of self-respect
did have a little bit of self-respect
did have a little bit of self-respect and I did what any self-respecting poor
and I did what any self-respecting poor
and I did what any self-respecting poor kid would do I gave the principal the
kid would do I gave the principal the
kid would do I gave the principal the bird and dropped out I left school
bird and dropped out I left school
bird and dropped out I left school knowing three things with certainty you
knowing three things with certainty you
knowing three things with certainty you can’t buy precooked food with food
can’t buy precooked food with food
can’t buy precooked food with food stamps a welfare check will never be
stamps a welfare check will never be
stamps a welfare check will never be enough to cover the whole rent but a
enough to cover the whole rent but a
enough to cover the whole rent but a penny too much in wages will cost
penny too much in wages will cost
penny too much in wages will cost whatever food you can buy and the world
whatever food you can buy and the world
whatever food you can buy and the world measures poverty not potential
according to the National Council on
according to the National Council on state legislators 60% of teen moms drop
state legislators 60% of teen moms drop
state legislators 60% of teen moms drop out of high school and fewer than 2%
out of high school and fewer than 2%
out of high school and fewer than 2% finished college an Institute for
finished college an Institute for
finished college an Institute for educational statistics report shows
educational statistics report shows
educational statistics report shows students in poverty are 5 times more
students in poverty are 5 times more
students in poverty are 5 times more likely to drop out than their peers add
likely to drop out than their peers add
likely to drop out than their peers add in that rumberger and other educational
in that rumberger and other educational
in that rumberger and other educational researchers have shown that school
researchers have shown that school
researchers have shown that school mobility increases the risk of dropping
mobility increases the risk of dropping
mobility increases the risk of dropping out and it’s clear I was statistically
out and it’s clear I was statistically
out and it’s clear I was statistically destined to fail the women’s standing in
destined to fail the women’s standing in
destined to fail the women’s standing in front of you today was never supposed to
front of you today was never supposed to
front of you today was never supposed to exist I am a wife of 20 years mother to
exist I am a wife of 20 years mother to
exist I am a wife of 20 years mother to three college students a homeowner a
three college students a homeowner a
three college students a homeowner a published writer a high school teacher
published writer a high school teacher
published writer a high school teacher and a doctoral candidate three years ago
and a doctoral candidate three years ago
and a doctoral candidate three years ago I didn’t know what a doctoral candidate
I didn’t know what a doctoral candidate
I didn’t know what a doctoral candidate was when people hear my story they often
was when people hear my story they often
was when people hear my story they often say things that make me uncomfortable
say things that make me uncomfortable
say things that make me uncomfortable they say I must be very strong or very
they say I must be very strong or very
they say I must be very strong or very brave or the worst I am proof that
brave or the worst I am proof that
brave or the worst I am proof that anyone can do anything they put their
anyone can do anything they put their
anyone can do anything they put their mind to as if I did it all without help
mind to as if I did it all without help
mind to as if I did it all without help through sheer force of will I’ve heard
through sheer force of will I’ve heard
through sheer force of will I’ve heard my intelligence must be responsible for
my intelligence must be responsible for
my intelligence must be responsible for my success but I’m a teacher and I
my success but I’m a teacher and I
my success but I’m a teacher and I voluntarily go back to high school every
voluntarily go back to high school every
voluntarily go back to high school every day saying that success comes from
day saying that success comes from
day saying that success comes from someone’s personal characteristics
someone’s personal characteristics
someone’s personal characteristics creates two problems first if I believe
creates two problems first if I believe
creates two problems first if I believe that success comes from some innate
that success comes from some innate
that success comes from some innate quality I have no responsibility to help
quality I have no responsibility to help
quality I have no responsibility to help others because nothing I do will matter
others because nothing I do will matter
others because nothing I do will matter it gives me a way to sort out who should
it gives me a way to sort out who should
it gives me a way to sort out who should get help and who shouldn’t and it
get help and who shouldn’t and it
get help and who shouldn’t and it implies that there’s some group of
implies that there’s some group of
implies that there’s some group of people who should never be expected to
people who should never be expected to
people who should never be expected to succeed
succeed
succeed second if I believe that success comes
second if I believe that success comes
second if I believe that success comes from someone’s extreme intelligence or
from someone’s extreme intelligence or
from someone’s extreme intelligence or strength or talent or whatever I have no
strength or talent or whatever I have no
strength or talent or whatever I have no responsibility to help myself because
responsibility to help myself because
responsibility to help myself because nothing I do will matter at that point
nothing I do will matter at that point
nothing I do will matter at that point I’m saving my self-respect and sanity by
I’m saving my self-respect and sanity by
I’m saving my self-respect and sanity by becoming very very comfortable with a
becoming very very comfortable with a
becoming very very comfortable with a lack of success and this is the root of
lack of success and this is the root of
lack of success and this is the root of what some people call the poverty
what some people call the poverty
what some people call the poverty culture I’m convinced that I’ve been
culture I’m convinced that I’ve been
culture I’m convinced that I’ve been able to achieve what I have because
able to achieve what I have because
able to achieve what I have because there were people who believed enough in
there were people who believed enough in
there were people who believed enough in me to make me believe enough in myself
me to make me believe enough in myself
me to make me believe enough in myself to make the sacrifices necessary to
to make the sacrifices necessary to
to make the sacrifices necessary to create a better life small sacrifices
create a better life small sacrifices
create a better life small sacrifices like never learning to read and write
like never learning to read and write
like never learning to read and write music big sacrifices like missing my
music big sacrifices like missing my
music big sacrifices like missing my kids activities because I was doing
kids activities because I was doing
kids activities because I was doing homework after coming home from work I
homework after coming home from work I
homework after coming home from work I created a framework to help explain the
created a framework to help explain the
created a framework to help explain the kinds of actions people took that were
kinds of actions people took that were
kinds of actions people took that were most helpful to me and I call them
most helpful to me and I call them
most helpful to me and I call them future seeds
these are selfless equalising deliberate
these are selfless equalising deliberate actions that show an expectation for
actions that show an expectation for
actions that show an expectation for future success
future success
future success let me explain when we think about how
let me explain when we think about how
let me explain when we think about how to help people in poverty we often think
to help people in poverty we often think
to help people in poverty we often think about acts of charity now acts of
about acts of charity now acts of
about acts of charity now acts of charity mate a right now need they’re
charity mate a right now need they’re
charity mate a right now need they’re not equalizing they’re someone doing
not equalizing they’re someone doing
not equalizing they’re someone doing something for someone else there’s no
something for someone else there’s no
something for someone else there’s no expectation that that imbalance will
expectation that that imbalance will
expectation that that imbalance will change often we perform these kinds of
change often we perform these kinds of
change often we perform these kinds of acts impulsively we donate a little food
acts impulsively we donate a little food
acts impulsively we donate a little food or money in the same way that we might
or money in the same way that we might
or money in the same way that we might add a candy bar to our groceries while
add a candy bar to our groceries while
add a candy bar to our groceries while we stand in line in a contrast future
we stand in line in a contrast future
we stand in line in a contrast future seeds show that other person that we
seeds show that other person that we
seeds show that other person that we expect as much from them as we do from
expect as much from them as we do from
expect as much from them as we do from ourselves and vice versa
decades of research on rooms expectancy
decades of research on rooms expectancy theory show that our expectations matter
theory show that our expectations matter
theory show that our expectations matter a lot a simplified explanation is if I
a lot a simplified explanation is if I
a lot a simplified explanation is if I believe that the outcome of my efforts
believe that the outcome of my efforts
believe that the outcome of my efforts will be positive I’ll put more effort
will be positive I’ll put more effort
will be positive I’ll put more effort into the work that I do but if I believe
into the work that I do but if I believe
into the work that I do but if I believe that the outcomes of my efforts will be
that the outcomes of my efforts will be
that the outcomes of my efforts will be negative or neutral as in having food
negative or neutral as in having food
negative or neutral as in having food today doesn’t stop me from being hungry
today doesn’t stop me from being hungry
today doesn’t stop me from being hungry tomorrow I’m not motivated to do my best
tomorrow I’m not motivated to do my best
tomorrow I’m not motivated to do my best the theory was introduced in the 60s to
the theory was introduced in the 60s to
the theory was introduced in the 60s to help explain workplace behavior but it
help explain workplace behavior but it
help explain workplace behavior but it can also explain life behavior when we
can also explain life behavior when we
can also explain life behavior when we add it to the concept of stereotype
add it to the concept of stereotype
add it to the concept of stereotype threat stereotype threat is another very
threat stereotype threat is another very
threat stereotype threat is another very well researched idea that shows people
well researched idea that shows people
well researched idea that shows people perform less effectively on a task if
perform less effectively on a task if
perform less effectively on a task if their first reminded that they belong to
their first reminded that they belong to
their first reminded that they belong to some group race gender in my case
some group race gender in my case
some group race gender in my case socioeconomic status that doesn’t
socioeconomic status that doesn’t
socioeconomic status that doesn’t usually perform well on that task like
usually perform well on that task like
usually perform well on that task like say graduating high school the power of
say graduating high school the power of
say graduating high school the power of positive expectations for my success
positive expectations for my success
positive expectations for my success helped me overcome stereotype threat
helped me overcome stereotype threat
helped me overcome stereotype threat that started in the 6th grade when the
that started in the 6th grade when the
that started in the 6th grade when the teacher told us we were going to help
teacher told us we were going to help
teacher told us we were going to help students less fortunate than ourselves
students less fortunate than ourselves
students less fortunate than ourselves by packing boxes of school supplies and
by packing boxes of school supplies and
by packing boxes of school supplies and school clothes for a big giveaway that
school clothes for a big giveaway that
school clothes for a big giveaway that was coming up I already knew about the
was coming up I already knew about the
was coming up I already knew about the giveaway because I was really looking
giveaway because I was really looking
giveaway because I was really looking forward to getting a pair of pants that
forward to getting a pair of pants that
forward to getting a pair of pants that weren’t high waters and in that moment I
weren’t high waters and in that moment I
weren’t high waters and in that moment I realized that I was never expected to be
realized that I was never expected to be
realized that I was never expected to be in an honors class but I was there
in an honors class but I was there
in an honors class but I was there because in 4th grade a teacher
because in 4th grade a teacher
because in 4th grade a teacher interpreted my not enos it was a little
interpreted my not enos it was a little
interpreted my not enos it was a little bit as boredom rather than a
bit as boredom rather than a
bit as boredom rather than a disciplinary issue
disciplinary issue
disciplinary issue she had me evaluated and placed in the
she had me evaluated and placed in the
she had me evaluated and placed in the talented and gifted program like many
talented and gifted program like many
talented and gifted program like many poor kids I moved a lot and that
poor kids I moved a lot and that
poor kids I moved a lot and that talented and gifted label followed me
talented and gifted label followed me
talented and gifted label followed me from school to school to school
from school to school to school
from school to school to school making sure that educators always saw my
making sure that educators always saw my
making sure that educators always saw my potential before they saw my poverty
potential before they saw my poverty
potential before they saw my poverty usually I move too quickly for them to
usually I move too quickly for them to
usually I move too quickly for them to find anything else the principle that I
find anything else the principle that I
find anything else the principle that I mentioned earlier was from school number
mentioned earlier was from school number
mentioned earlier was from school number 15 this was a school where the first
15 this was a school where the first
15 this was a school where the first thing anyone learned about me was that I
thing anyone learned about me was that I
thing anyone learned about me was that I was 16 poor and pregnant but Mr
was 16 poor and pregnant but Mr
was 16 poor and pregnant but Mr Woodworth was also at that school he saw
Woodworth was also at that school he saw
Woodworth was also at that school he saw all the same things that everyone else
all the same things that everyone else
all the same things that everyone else did he just didn’t treat me any
did he just didn’t treat me any
did he just didn’t treat me any differently the last assignment that I
differently the last assignment that I
differently the last assignment that I completed for mr. Woodworth was to read
completed for mr. Woodworth was to read
completed for mr. Woodworth was to read analyze and present my analysis of
analyze and present my analysis of
analyze and present my analysis of Aristotle’s Poetics
Aristotle’s Poetics
Aristotle’s Poetics to the class in three to four minutes
to the class in three to four minutes
to the class in three to four minutes for the first part of the assignment I
for the first part of the assignment I
for the first part of the assignment I was in a temporary home and in and out
was in a temporary home and in and out
was in a temporary home and in and out of court for the second part of the
of court for the second part of the
of court for the second part of the assignment I was on what passes for a 17
assignment I was on what passes for a 17
assignment I was on what passes for a 17 year olds honeymoon so my presentation
year olds honeymoon so my presentation
year olds honeymoon so my presentation came out something like this
came out something like this
came out something like this [Applause]
Aristotle says the beginning is the
Aristotle says the beginning is the beginning and the end is the end I have
beginning and the end is the end I have
beginning and the end is the end I have no idea why anyone would read this or
no idea why anyone would read this or
no idea why anyone would read this or why it matters
why it matters
why it matters [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] mr. Woodworth responds a note next to
mr. Woodworth responds a note next to
mr. Woodworth responds a note next to the F on the turned end portion of the
the F on the turned end portion of the
the F on the turned end portion of the assignment that said you can do so much
assignment that said you can do so much
assignment that said you can do so much more and I expect you to mr. Woodworth
more and I expect you to mr. Woodworth
more and I expect you to mr. Woodworth took the time to let me know he didn’t
took the time to let me know he didn’t
took the time to let me know he didn’t believe that my current circumstances
believe that my current circumstances
believe that my current circumstances could interfere with me reaching my
could interfere with me reaching my
could interfere with me reaching my potential a couple days later I dropped
potential a couple days later I dropped
potential a couple days later I dropped out and that was the last thing mr.
out and that was the last thing mr.
out and that was the last thing mr. Woodworth heard from me for twenty years
Woodworth heard from me for twenty years
Woodworth heard from me for twenty years but his words you can do so much more
but his words you can do so much more
but his words you can do so much more and I expect you to that came back to me
and I expect you to that came back to me
and I expect you to that came back to me a couple years later when I left my
a couple years later when I left my
a couple years later when I left my first husband and remembered that I
first husband and remembered that I
first husband and remembered that I believed in a better world someone I
believed in a better world someone I
believed in a better world someone I admired thought I was capable and I
admired thought I was capable and I
admired thought I was capable and I wanted to prove him right so I went to
wanted to prove him right so I went to
wanted to prove him right so I went to an alternative school for the last two
an alternative school for the last two
an alternative school for the last two credits of my high school diploma
credits of my high school diploma
credits of my high school diploma instead of getting a GED only the
instead of getting a GED only the
instead of getting a GED only the English teacher at that alternative
English teacher at that alternative
English teacher at that alternative school for fewer than four months I
school for fewer than four months I
school for fewer than four months I don’t remember her name but I can
don’t remember her name but I can
don’t remember her name but I can picture her clearly because of her
picture her clearly because of her
picture her clearly because of her future scene after grading my incoming
future scene after grading my incoming
future scene after grading my incoming assessment she asked me what college I
assessment she asked me what college I
assessment she asked me what college I was going to and I said people like me
was going to and I said people like me
was going to and I said people like me don’t go to college she didn’t say
don’t go to college she didn’t say
don’t go to college she didn’t say anything right then but a couple weeks
anything right then but a couple weeks
anything right then but a couple weeks later she passed back an essay I’d
later she passed back an essay I’d
later she passed back an essay I’d written pointed at the a on top and told
written pointed at the a on top and told
written pointed at the a on top and told me she had asked a community college
me she had asked a community college
me she had asked a community college professor to grade it people like you
professor to grade it people like you
professor to grade it people like you have a responsibility to go to college
have a responsibility to go to college
have a responsibility to go to college she said how this act was selfless on
she said how this act was selfless on
she said how this act was selfless on the part of both that alternative school
the part of both that alternative school
the part of both that alternative school teacher and the anonymous Community
teacher and the anonymous Community
teacher and the anonymous Community College professor we teachers this will
College professor we teachers this will
College professor we teachers this will surprise you we do not run around going
surprise you we do not run around going
surprise you we do not run around going please please someone give me more work
please please someone give me more work
please please someone give me more work to grade
it was equalizing it showed me that I
it was equalizing it showed me that I was equal to any other student on that
was equal to any other student on that
was equal to any other student on that college campus it was deliberate and
college campus it was deliberate and
college campus it was deliberate and planned even though she had no way of
planned even though she had no way of
planned even though she had no way of knowing whether or not it would work and
knowing whether or not it would work and
knowing whether or not it would work and it showed an expectation for my future
it showed an expectation for my future
it showed an expectation for my future success
success
success she didn’t say of course you can go to
she didn’t say of course you can go to
she didn’t say of course you can go to college she didn’t even say you should
college she didn’t even say you should
college she didn’t even say you should go to college she said you have a
go to college she said you have a
go to college she said you have a responsibility to go to college people
responsibility to go to college people
responsibility to go to college people planted dozens of future seeds for me
planted dozens of future seeds for me
planted dozens of future seeds for me throughout my life and this is important
throughout my life and this is important
throughout my life and this is important because just like the effects of poverty
because just like the effects of poverty
because just like the effects of poverty are cumulative the effects of future
are cumulative the effects of future
are cumulative the effects of future seeds stack on each other over time even
seeds stack on each other over time even
seeds stack on each other over time even today I deal with poverty related issues
today I deal with poverty related issues
today I deal with poverty related issues some followed me from that old life like
some followed me from that old life like
some followed me from that old life like stereotype threat that had me bawling
stereotype threat that had me bawling
stereotype threat that had me bawling like a baby during every statistics quiz
like a baby during every statistics quiz
like a baby during every statistics quiz in a class I passed with a 98.2%
in a class I passed with a 98.2%
in a class I passed with a 98.2% some are new problems like realizing the
some are new problems like realizing the
some are new problems like realizing the parts and people from my past don’t fit
parts and people from my past don’t fit
parts and people from my past don’t fit neatly with the parts and people in my
neatly with the parts and people in my
neatly with the parts and people in my future even so future seeds have become
future even so future seeds have become
future even so future seeds have become the foundation for the kind of teacher
the foundation for the kind of teacher
the foundation for the kind of teacher and person that I strive to be a couple
and person that I strive to be a couple
and person that I strive to be a couple months ago I got a message from a former
months ago I got a message from a former
months ago I got a message from a former student at a community college where I
student at a community college where I
student at a community college where I taught say mrs. Warnock I just wanted to
taught say mrs. Warnock I just wanted to
taught say mrs. Warnock I just wanted to say thank you
say thank you
say thank you a long time ago you literally took me by
a long time ago you literally took me by
a long time ago you literally took me by the hand and walked me to see far you
the hand and walked me to see far you
the hand and walked me to see far you knew I’d be too nervous to go so you
knew I’d be too nervous to go so you
knew I’d be too nervous to go so you took it upon yourself to take me since
took it upon yourself to take me since
took it upon yourself to take me since that day I’ve been on track slowly and
that day I’ve been on track slowly and
that day I’ve been on track slowly and surely to earn a degree last week
surely to earn a degree last week
surely to earn a degree last week wrapped up the winter term with it being
wrapped up the winter term with it being
wrapped up the winter term with it being my last term I was extremely nervous
my last term I was extremely nervous
my last term I was extremely nervous about checking my grades
about checking my grades
about checking my grades today I checked them and well I passed
today I checked them and well I passed
today I checked them and well I passed I’m set to finally graduate Community
I’m set to finally graduate Community
I’m set to finally graduate Community College when I walked a Seuss to that
College when I walked a Seuss to that
College when I walked a Seuss to that support center I wasn’t thinking about
support center I wasn’t thinking about
support center I wasn’t thinking about how to get him through my class I knew I
how to get him through my class I knew I
how to get him through my class I knew I could do that I was thinking about how
could do that I was thinking about how
could do that I was thinking about how to equalize his opportunity for success
to equalize his opportunity for success
to equalize his opportunity for success in all of his classes and show him I
in all of his classes and show him I
in all of his classes and show him I expected him to finish no matter what it
expected him to finish no matter what it
expected him to finish no matter what it took and who he had to ask for help
took and who he had to ask for help
took and who he had to ask for help sometimes planting future seeds works
sometimes planting future seeds works
sometimes planting future seeds works sometimes it’s really hard because we
sometimes it’s really hard because we
sometimes it’s really hard because we don’t always know the outcome remember
don’t always know the outcome remember
don’t always know the outcome remember it was 20 years before mr. Woodworth
it was 20 years before mr. Woodworth
it was 20 years before mr. Woodworth heard about my success and that
heard about my success and that
heard about my success and that alternative school teacher never heard
recently a student I’ve been working
recently a student I’ve been working closely with lost their way I came home
closely with lost their way I came home
closely with lost their way I came home crying racking my brain for that one
crying racking my brain for that one
crying racking my brain for that one more thing that I could do to help get
more thing that I could do to help get
more thing that I could do to help get them back on track and my husband said
them back on track and my husband said
them back on track and my husband said the hard words that he’s had to say to
the hard words that he’s had to say to
the hard words that he’s had to say to me before honey you’ve done everything
me before honey you’ve done everything
me before honey you’ve done everything you could you can’t save them all
and he’s right I can’t but if we all
and he’s right I can’t but if we all look past the poverty to see the
look past the poverty to see the
look past the poverty to see the potential if we take the extra time to
potential if we take the extra time to
potential if we take the extra time to walk or drive that person to the support
walk or drive that person to the support
walk or drive that person to the support center if we look up a phone number and
center if we look up a phone number and
center if we look up a phone number and a name and sit with them while they make
a name and sit with them while they make
a name and sit with them while they make that really hard call if we help them
that really hard call if we help them
that really hard call if we help them identify their strengths and then show
identify their strengths and then show
identify their strengths and then show them where to put it on a job
them where to put it on a job
them where to put it on a job application or a scholarship application
application or a scholarship application
application or a scholarship application we can save them all
we can save them all
we can save them all I know because future seeds helped me
I know because future seeds helped me
I know because future seeds helped me write an end to that old song in a way
write an end to that old song in a way
write an end to that old song in a way that my seventeen year old self could
that my seventeen year old self could
that my seventeen year old self could only have imagined
only have imagined
only have imagined I believe someday we’ll all expect the
I believe someday we’ll all expect the
I believe someday we’ll all expect the best of us and I believe that one day we
best of us and I believe that one day we
best of us and I believe that one day we will work together to heal what’s left
will work together to heal what’s left
will work together to heal what’s left of us in this I find the strength to
of us in this I find the strength to
of us in this I find the strength to carry on and no amount of laughs can
carry on and no amount of laughs can
carry on and no amount of laughs can kill hope so who’s strong
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