A Second Chance; Dedicated To Haleigh Poutre

A little girl so badly abused A spark has come back and restarted her fuse The child is still stuck in her hospital bed But some action has slowly returned to her head I still remember the bruises we saw The guilt inside still burns so raw We only saw Haleigh once in a while We didn't even know any reports had been filed If only we'd known every reason she gave was a lie Maybe this little girl would still be completely alive Why did she fear being taken away Were threats made that made her think she should stay Little Haleigh will never get to live out her dreams No more dance class or playing with friends on sports teams How close will she ever come back to being whole Will the world ever again get to see the love in her soul The request from DSS to end her life was not denied I'm so glad she showed hope before they allowed her to die Things in life all the rest of us just expect to be handed For Haleigh only come from the second chance she's been granted She can now breathe and eat as if there was the flick of a magic wand To simple yes and no questions she's now able to respond Hopefully more function will return to her brain Hopefully her entire life won't be filled with pain If only those who knew hadn't been scared This sweet little girl could have been spared!