A Little Boy

Always a little boy to me...

An innocent smile, soft eyes, and a sensitive heart
that I've tried so hard to shelter with my own.

Tried with everything I had to protect it
from turning cold and hard and empty.

And the warmth of yours has melted mine at times
and reminded me what it's like to truly love.

And the tears that always fell so freely from your eyes
have washed over me and kept me human.

And my only wish each night is that you retain
your softness and innocence and someday...

Understand that if ever I was hard on you
it was all for the love of

a little boy.