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
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