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!
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