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Another Statistic
By: Nature Elliott
I don't want to be another statistic
some suicidal teen
who makes a choice to kill herself
when the world seems just too mean.
She can't go on with life
or so to her it seems.
Reality has fallen short
and so have her many dreams.
I don't wan to be another statistic
some pregnant little girl
who met this great guy
and then gave sex a whirl.
She was only fifteen
but it felt so right
she thought they'd be together
for more than one night.
i don't want to be another statistic
Some kid strung out on crack
who started a party
and now she can't turn back.
First cigarettes and alcohol.
Now meth, crack, and cocaine
She's been smoking it so long
that now she's gone insane.
I don't want to be another statistic
Some girl left out in the rain
who was wlking home from school
then raped and left in pain.
She can't tell her parents
and it hurts to tell her friends
she doesn't know what to do
to make this nightmare end.
I don't want to be another statistic
some kid out of school
who dropped out really early
and was acting like a fool.
She thought it was boring
she thought it was dumb
she doesn't  have an education
but lives on the streets liek a bum.
I don't want to be another statistic
some stereotypical teen
i'm going to make a difference
i'll finish with my dream.
I won't end up pregnant
on drugs or even dead
i won't drop out of school
because i'll use my head.
I don't want to be another statistic
to fit into some mold
of what society thinks of kids today
because it's getting kind of old.
Not all of us are bad
in fact most of us are good
when will the world see us
and give us the credit that they should.