There they go again, whispering and laughing mercilessly. They all say the same thing. They all want the same thing. I was a young man with old dreams of a happy life. All I ever wanted was to be free from the things that hurt me. I have tried so hard to fight for it but I think the odds will never be in my favor.

I have been aching the same feeling, the same pain, and the same thing ever since I was a child. I want something different to happen. I need a miracle. Mom taught me how to pray in...