I Swear By Justin Rodriguez I wish I never put that joint to my lips I swear the hunger went straight to my hips I wish you had stayed I swear I have suffered and paid enough If days ran longer I'd still be holding your hand this very moment I wish I tried harder and had gotten less jealous of the attention you got Merely because it was the attention I sought from you I can say it until my face is blue But...I haven't got the slightest clue You know in school, They used to torture me Called me fat and ugly because of the eczema on my skin Which I thought was completely ignorant but hurt just the same They would hit me for no reason and in my head I would accuse them of heavy treason It wasn't until I told my parents who had a meeting with the principal That it stopped...for a while Now I got jolted looks and my books pushed down in front of the girl I liked Once I reached high school I thought it would stop, I was right But the only thing worse than torture from another Is torture from within So I found God, I thought the life I lived must have been washed in sin that is why I was being punished I changed,
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