Forgotten Voices

Petes Story Pete was 27 when his life changed forever An honest man he lived life with endeavour At 18 working as an apprentice and carving a life At 21 he'd bought his own house got married had a child and wife Holidays abroad twice a year a good husband and proud dad He enjoyed a drink but it never got in the way of his love for his wife and his lad But......the drinking turned to craving then addiction and Pete was caught in its grasp He'd make all the promises to stop drinking but he would always relapse Then came the excuses at work missing days turned to weeks then job lost Then the bills and debts mounting his wife and son left hes paid a high cost And now he walks the streets drinking cheap cider and meths It wont be long now pete you'll be another stastistic on the list of down and out deaths Jennys Story As a young girl she had so many dreams A pretty 12 year old gazing up at the tv screens From an upper class family she had everything Good education well mannered she had ambitions to sing 12 through to 16 her education flourished Courteous well mannered physically and mentally well nourished But....at 17 that all came crashing down around her An accident took her family everyone even her mother and father Feeling helpless and alone she took to the street Its here she meets an alcoholic called Pete He seems a decent guy he shows her the street life ropes And they form a friendship recalling all there dreams and hopes Hungry and cold her lifes no longer sunny A stranger approaches her offering her money Its her body hes after not asking but telling Hes finished with her he throws her a tenner shes crying and broken the tears cant stop welling So begins her life as a prostitute and it gets her by Its not the life she wants but it gets her fed and keeps her dry Her life spirals downwards her next stop is drugs Her pimp supplies them to her.her dreams all gone she simply shrugs But she will be joining her friend Pete soon as the drugs take hold So here ends Jennys life forgotten her wasted body lifeless cold Forgotten People So spare a thought for these forgotten people who didnt choose this life But were caught by addiction grasped by all its chaos and strife Because they once had dreams and aspirations to fill But the ugly shadow of addiction took away there will Addiction is cruel it takes away choices So lets not forget the Petes and Jennys of this world and there forgotten voices