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As I listen to their stories.
Stories that sing with abandonment,
Abuse, and horrifying reality.
My duty for the night
Is to reveal in their trust,
Listen to all of them,
As all of them are about to bust.
They tell me year old secrets
Of pain,
I try to guide their still young hearts
While my heart I’m still trying to tame.
I’m still listening in horrified silence
As the dawn begins to break,
As the last girl tells me her story
And my heart is trying not to break.
I used to think that things like this
Couldn’t happen in my home town,
But now I’m with a room full of girls
Who tell me that it can, and how.
That night was probably
The longest night of my life,
But now I know that I can do something
To at least save one young life.
That night taught me to listen
To the agony in these girls eyes,
Because the pain that shows up in them
Is the only one these girls can’t disguise.
I’m telling you this story
The only way that I know how,
I hope that maybe at least one of you will listen
And that will save one young life, in your town.
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The Longest Night

Contributed by ginsdance on Friday, 9th August 2002 @ 03:20:40 PM in AEST
Topic: StoryPoetry

Horror crowds my mind
As I listen to their stories.
Stories that sing with abandonment,
Abuse, and horrifying reality.
My duty for the night
Is to reveal in their trust,
Listen to all of them,
As all of them are about to bust.
They tell me year old secrets
Of pain,
I try to guide their still young hearts
While my heart I’m still trying to tame.
I’m still listening in horrified silence
As the dawn begins to break,
As the last girl tells me her story
And my heart is trying not to break.
I used to think that things like this
Couldn’t happen in my home town,
But now I’m with a room full of girls
Who tell me that it can, and how.
That night was probably
The longest night of my life,
But now I know that I can do something
To at least save one young life.
That night taught me to listen
To the agony in these girls eyes,
Because the pain that shows up in them
Is the only one these girls can’t disguise.
I’m telling you this story
The only way that I know how,
I hope that maybe at least one of you will listen
And that will save one young life, in your town.

Copyright Â© ginsdance ... [ 2002-08-09 15:20:40]
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Re: The Longest Night (User Rating: 1 )
by Headchange_Charlie on Friday, 9th August 2002 @ 04:20:05 PM AEST
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That's some deep, deep, poetry. Beautiful. Very beautiful.

Re: The Longest Night (User Rating: 1 )
by Jessica_Saini on Saturday, 10th August 2002 @ 02:18:29 AM AEST
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I come from a small town, and I have also seen and heard horrible things. I think this poem is an eye opener for people from the big cities. Well done!

Re: The Longest Night (User Rating: 1 )
by Chrissie on Saturday, 10th August 2002 @ 03:50:58 AM AEST
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Gin, this is a wonderful poem with an important message. I've fallen behind with reading your work because of health problems but will do my best to catch up.
Love
Chrissie x

Re: The Longest Night (User Rating: 1 )
by Emmie74 on Saturday, 10th August 2002 @ 06:41:38 AM AEST
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Your work is amazing. Not just your poetry, but what you do around your town to help those kids in need. I would definitly love to hear about some of the things I could do to help my town.

~Em

Re: The Longest Night (User Rating: 1 )
by Sherry_Gail_Heim on Saturday, 10th August 2002 @ 02:23:56 PM AEST
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It is always so difficult to come to the realization that many children must endure things that we, even as adults, could not. Their little lives in many ways taken from them..they will never again believe in innocence or truth..what a selfish and unforgivable thing to do to anyone...but worse, still, to do to someone who is too young to really understand what they have lost. Very emotional words here Gin...thank you for saying what we all wish to pretend would never happen "in our little town".
Take care,
Sherry

Re: The Longest Night (User Rating: 1 )
by humphdj on Saturday, 10th August 2002 @ 07:51:11 PM AEST
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You do amazin worthwhile work, and your writing is so vivid.
You give them confidence to talk and unload their burden.
I do similar work, and am very aware that I sometimes need someone to unload to as well, so the pictures in my head aren't so vivid.

Rgds
Dave

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