Sheighn
Wings to Fly
I feel it. I really do…
Pain and suffering in my life, coming through.
How do I stop it? How can it change?
I think it might happen, with god’s strength.
I wish. I pray. I dream.
For everything I've hoped, to one day be reality.
My thoughts, my feelings, I only wish could see happiness.
A day I never thought could happen.
A day only found in my dreams.
I put my hands together and squeeze, with desperation!
Maybe its the thought of how good life could be? Maybe its
anticipation?
I lean my head back, and look towards the sky…
What's this life for? What's my place, and why?
Tears roll down my face and I begin to cry.
Maybe because I pray, I see my dreams one day come alive.
I don't want to struggle anymore.
I don't want to hurt. I don’t want to die.
A wish to God, send an angel to me to give me the wings to fly!
Written by Sheighn In November, 2002
May 26, 2003
On Wednesday,
April 23, 2003, a call was received from The Illinois Army National Guard
Recruiter, Staff Sergeant Bell. He asked that Sheighn be informed that
they are ready for him to go to St. Louis, be "sworn in" and be scheduled
for his basic training. Sheighn began this process in The Lincoln's
Challenge Program and completed his induction process work in early October,
2002.
Sheighn
has completed all necessary procedures for induction into The Illinois Army
National Guard. His physical, his military vocational testing and all
other "pieces" of the induction process have been completed. The Illinois
National Guard finds Sheighn suitable and does currently offer him membership
in their program.
He successfully
completed the six-month residential Lincoln's Challenge Program with his graduation
in November of 2001. He has his G.E.D. and he was found eligible for
the L.C.A. college tuition funding.
He has
paid his initial attorney's legal fees. He has had no criminal arrests
for the past seven months. He has been cooperative with the police.
He seeks only the opportunity to "start over".
The police, court staff, the
prosecutors all sat very still.
