A Lonely Boy Loves Silence
The wild adventures he wants to follow
seem worthwhile to him, aren't they kind of hollow?
He searches for true joy, not for that love to own;
all the magical thoughts wouldn't survive
without romance: do they make him thrive
after the rejections, he has known?
A lonely boy loves silence...
playing rhythmic music
that makes one dance;
forgetting all sad moments,
writing lyrics that are poetic!
He has a guitar he bought
with his last few dollars
from a musician who struggled to survive,
and he plays the classic ballads
in the crowded square where pretty girls
wink at him and teary mothers smile
dropping dollar bills in his basket;
wasn't he happy, wasn't he proud?
A lonely boy loves silence
imitating with his notes the playful Flutters;
they wonder why he's so close
to Nature and its intriguing sounds,
not to the humankind he knows so well?
Can he be honest and reveal his will,
not hiding his grudges and hurts?
Has he given up on all, or on some fools?
Copyright © Andrew Crisci | Year Posted 2021
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