There sits a picture

Upon a simple glass table

Between a pale chair

And open door

A boy smiles at me

Only two front teeth

Chocolate mouth

Onyx eyes

His innocence does not hide

Nor is it feigned

With time comes the tide

Of changes brought by a heart pained

— by eyes opened and sins made —

Knowledge brings despair

His hopes fade

Now that life is a nightmare

I tried to bring the sun to him

I tried to make him bright again

His star was dim

But I believed

The light would be found

Am I deceived?

Are nights still long?

Is hope still far?

Is death still near?

How you’ve grown is all a blur

Yet, still, I ache for the boy you were