Boy To Man ....

The boy walks past the old man on the bench
Frail and a face of many tales
Young man to old in the cold 
Do they see each other as so different 
A man that has faced his fears and a man who has his to come

Baby to boy 
They played the same 
Trains and planes
They laughed they cried 

They had a there first love affair 
A loving kiss and a love
One has been married for eternity
One has to find his partner of life

Is there really such a differences 
What will they do when its there last breath 
There last moments will be the same 
No differences will be made

Once again the boy becomes  man 
His first son is born 
The man looks down and holds his son dear
A  new story to be told as life now unfolds
The boy is now a man with a boy of his own

So the boy is now the man on the bench 
His look on his face tells a thousand tales
His weakness shows through his paleness
But still he was a boy to a man ....

He watches as a boy walks past 
He smiles and remembers 
That man on the same bench 
Where did that time go .....

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 6/17/2010 12:20:00 PM
A tale of two Sarah. I must admit that I have looked at people sitting on benches and thought similar >> James
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Date: 6/15/2010 6:39:00 PM
cycle of life and poetry...enjoyed!!
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