To Those

To those who made me who I am By hate or love you gave me strength To those who knocked me down you taught What's worth the fight is worth defeat To those who gave a helping hand Who didn't know my soul But took a chance on what was hidden And seen beyond the wall To those that give their heart each day Asking nothing in return Except to breathe new life within The captive soul, who needs them most Who's let their light grow dim Now freed from the sadness By a touch, a word, a friend So to those who see the world as one And bring old hearts new life Who know we're more the same than not You've truly changed our lives By choosing not to pass us by And closing off your mind To those I thank you From a heart So many left behind Kevin D. Fix