Here's my contribution
Growing Pains
I was raised in the truth
T'was all that I knew
Had no friends in the hall
Had no friends at school
My company was "I"
And my friend was "me"
And we both got on
Quite pleasantly
I longed for companions
A friend or two
I was stuck in the middle
With nothing to do
I never went out
No friends in the hall
I always stayed in
No friends would call
It wasn't much better
When I went to school
They all thought I
Was such a fool
No birthdays or cards
No christmas no fun
I sat at the back
And watched life carry on
I was just an observer
A spectator if you will
Watching life go by
While mine stood still
I longed to participate
And be involved
To be warmly invited
Into that fold
But I stood my ground
And gave my reasons
I was always a witness
Whatever the season
Like a well rehearsed play
Were my witness excuses
Birthdays are bad
Christmas for losers
Easter for pagans
And mother's day too
Don't acknowledge your father
That wouldn't do
And so this went on
Year after year
Nothing replaced
Good tidings and cheer
Socially stunted
And left behind
It was a wonder I made it
With my fractured mind