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A Moment of Silence

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By Jaqui MartinezPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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Please stand for the pledge to the United States and the Texas flag, and remain standing for a moment of silence.

I ask you to take a moment of silence for,

The kids who grew up by themselves.

The kids who raised their selfs and their siblings.

The kids who didn’t grow up with their family.

The kids who didn’t have a family.

Please take a moment of silence for,

The kids who worked day and night to help their family.

The kids who went to school, and worked.

The kids who fought for their future.

The kids who never gave up hope.

The kids who never lost faith.

Please take a moment of silence for,

The kids who fought with mental illnesses.

The kids who faced domestic abuse.

The kids who were sexual abused.

The kids who felt lost.

Please take a moment of silence for,

The parents that dropped everything to let their children have a better future.

The parents who changed their life’s for the better of their kids.

The parents who stuck around and helped their kids.

The parents who never gave up on their kids.

Please remain standing for all those people that could’ve done things differently, for all those people that fought for our rights, for the people that are and have fought their demons. Please take take a moment of silence and thank yourself for not giving up.

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