Onion

Too heavy a shovel for such a small boy The hole inside him grew deeper His heart ached for solace but alone he remained Sadness turned into anger then into pain Like a cancer attacking his beautiful young soul It hid behind layers of hurt, betrayal, and disappointment The layers grew thicker with each passing year Becoming too heavy to bare he was ready to surrender Until he was introduced to a life tangible enough to fight for Layers slowly and painfully were peeled away Bringing back overwhelming untouched emotion Shackled to the confines of buried memories he found the same lost boy Hiss beautiful, vibrant soul was ready to be freed Radiating with happiness and gratitude He ran forward never looking back Beside him was her, smiling, because she had seen it all along