"Shunned"

Shunned, a story of life that can't be undone

Born into the “Truth” life had begun

Taught that God tells us to love one another

I was a son, with both, father and mother

God’s unconditional love was matched by no others

In a Kingdom Hall filled with sisters and brothers

How lucky I was to be born into this place

Blessed with God's love and all of his grace

But when I was Ten I committed a sin

Intentional or not, till this day no verdict is in

But that was the moment the real story begins

Mom told the Elders and that was the end

I found myself sitting in a room with two of those men

My memory is lost to what had been said

The next chapter of this story still fills me with dread

The next time at the hall an announcement was made

The sin I had committed, how I forbade

Now there was a price that had to be paid

Up to that moment my life seemed okay

This trauma I carry, still till this day

Everything I had known was taken away

All the friends that I had, even the best ones at that

No speaking allowed, no eye contact

All in this moment it began to sink in

This life I enjoyed was over, the end

This love that I knew had a conditional spin.

All of my friends, the sisters and brothers

This shunning even went as far as my father and mother

My ten year old brain was shattered and busted

I had lost everyone in life that I had trusted

As time went by, things took a turn for the worse

I had lost everything in my known universe

Rebellion and trouble became part of my way

For six years after that terrible day

My parents allowed me to continue to stay

As long as I attended the meetings each day

How awkward it was those six long years, still being shunned and so many tears

Terrible things happened during that time

Mom would often lock me out at the drop of a dime.

Trying to find a place to stay I found myself getting taking advantage of in all kinds of ways

An older man, a retired teacher, offered to help me out

Next thing you know he had my dick in his mouth.

Finally after all I been through, at 16 I decided I needed something different to do.

I left home for the final time

Determined to make a life that was mine

Little did I know how hard this would be

But there i was out in the world, I was free

This became my journey to discover who is me.

It took many years to find the right path

Many times on the way, I didn't think I would last

I thought I would give up and then I would be done

A constant reminder of the day I was shunned

With no family, no friends, and no place to run

No lessons in life to teach me what's right

Stuck out in the world in the darkness of night

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