Dear boy

Dear boy,

Don't let her change you,
dear boy

The boy I knew would not have gone so easily
into the quiet
into the seclusion
into the submission

The boy I knew
Saw
Wanted
Took

No excuses
No apologies
No misconceptions

No bargaining
No pleading

Only pride,
dear boy,
only pride

Can you tell me why,
dear boy?
Tell me why
you always and only
want what is not to be had

Always wanting
always wandering
always searching

Are you the tin man,
dear boy?
Are you searching for a heart?

Or perhaps a fire
to thaw the icy wall around yours

I'll see you when you return,
dear boy,
if you do

Aren't we friends,
dear boy?
Are we friends?

Things
complicate things
and people
complicate things
and some things
are just passing


Dear boy,

Don't let her change you,
dear boy