Frankies Story

I had a good friend his name was Frank We went to the same public school He was always fun and a big class clown But the teachers labelled him a fool At recess time it was baseball time And Frank could hit that ball a country mile And he would round the bases like a cheetah unleashed And wear the biggest smile. Then one day at school Frank never showed It seemed weeks before he returned His face was bruised and beaten He even had some burns He quit playing baseball at recess He hid under a tree and cried His grades fell below failing And the smile had left his eyes In years that past Frank disappeared Rumors said he was mentally disturbed But if you knew Frank the way he used to be You would never believe those words Then one Day Frank was without money And he robbed a bank with a plastic gun And he hid outside in the bushes Instead of trying to run. The police refused to charge him If he gave the money back But they placed him in a home for good And he never did come back So parents learn this lesson Should you decide to abuse your child You can forever change a normal life To one that loses its will to smile.