Saturday, February 01, 2014

Bed of Roses - Part 2




A boy of one and eight whom no one knew,
With tattered esteem and pennies too few.
Out on a street where no man-child grew,
With a hunger in his eyes, waiting for rescue.

Saw him begging his heart and soul out,
I sensed a silent cry  out in the crowd.
Scarlet me knew what this was all about,
I could revive him, of that I had no doubt.

I did the only thing I could, to relieve him,
I went to him, took him out, to take him in.
It was expected of me to make them all sing,
The nights became darker and days were dim.

In him his worries, I was able to shake,
With him life was not so bad, if not a cake.
He loved me alone, I felt it for love’s sake,
It was much more than a mutual give and take.

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