Merl Austin Biography

Things used to be so simple
everything had less pain
and now that he's gone
nothing is the same
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A blank sheet of paper lies before me
Can’t even begin to explain
All that’s been going on
The pain, the hurt, the tears
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Time has come for me to forgive you
I do, believe me I do
This grudge was held too long
Months wasted
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Pain and terror fill the room
Screams echo in the gloom
Trying to calm her he holds her hand
Only to be followed by the doctor’s last demand
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I was asked to write a poem for the end of the year band concert at our school in honor of two band students we lost earlier in the year to suicide.

Started out as strangers
with our instrument in hand
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