Boy::

Oh my boy, my dear boy
I once called you boy
And you protested loud
Though I meant it as play
As the innocence ploy
I wish I knew then
How I could destroy

Oh boy, my dear boy
With your drowning green eyes
Where I floated a while
Til the shore came to sight
White sand covered in bones
I wish I knew then
How we'd end up alone

Oh boy, my dear boy
How my innocence cried
How I wished I could say
That I'd never lie
But words made of silk
Delicate, too quick torn
Always end with goodbye

Oh boy, my dear boy
How I wanted to stay
But to live with myself
Soul an unwilling slave
With the moon never full
Would be killing your days
Killing with silence
In time's disarray

Oh boy, my dear boy
With your eyes of despair
How I longed to love you
But I'll always be there
With the coming of August
Leaves dying, no sound
I'll never leave you alone
Whether I'm lost or found

-Kimberly N. Hunt
written 1997

(c) 1998, 1999