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They Never Tried
April 22, 2015
They said you were too distant to save,
That your heart was too far gone.
They talked you up like you were
Lost in some sort of hellacious land,
Like all hopes of getting you back
Were useless.
But in reality,
They'd never even tried to touch you.
Ever.
They all assumed you were unreachable.
Just because they couldn't throw
Their arm up and you be there.
All it would've taken to hold your heart
Was for someone to actually try,
But no one was willing to strain themselves,
Even a little,
To see if they could reach you.
© Andrew F., Lake In The Hills, IL
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I've met a lot of people who are kind of broken, lost and hurt. They've somehow come to the conclusion that they're unsavable, and that's not their fault. It's ours. People say they care, but do they really? Most don't. Most don't care to go after something that doesn't include a bonus for them. That's why we have so many broken hearted people in this world. No one cares to give up their time, their energy, their effort, to go after someone not guarenteed to respond in a way that is profitable to them. It's time we step it up, folks.