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Disfellowshipped

I know you think i'm a horrible person 
From what you have been taught
Your mind and time wasted 
without a second thought

I realize that years have gone by 
And that I hardly even know you
I want you to know that I love you 
But when I look at you I feel sorrow

I am not like them 
I am still your family
I am not evil
I am just a man.

Now we are in the same shoes
And you know what it is like
For a family to turn its back on its own
Is like living with no light 

I want you to know that you are safe
And it's safe here to be yourself

I wont let them hurt you
I can be your shield
I ll be your protector
I can help you heal

I am so calloused and beaten
Yet I am so strong
I cannot stand the thought
Of a family member wishing, 
for a family to belong

5/1/2018
Kale Brereton

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J Hamilton Gist

Date: 8/20/2018 4:35:00 PM

And the excommunication is the pits but it is a loving arrangement for the congregation.

Vince Suzadail Jr.

Date: 6/17/2018 7:55:00 PM

Sad. Too often true. This one touches as my son hasn't spoken to me in over 4 years.

Kale Brereton
Date: 6/18/2018 8:58:00 AM

I’m so sorry to hear this. To some, this poem would just be words on paper. To others, they read it with their hearts. And that’s who it is written for... It is so sad that millions are effected the same way you and I are. It has been 16 years and counting for myself.