Quiet Summer
It's been a quiet summer since Davy's not around
Just doesn't seem the same anymore
We used to play in this park at night
Now I don't know what I come here for.
When you're thirteen, you're going to live forever
You never worry about tomorrow
You dream of knights and kings, heroes and villians
There are no thoughts of pending sorrow.
Last year, they found a spot above his ankle
And tested to find what it might be
Six months later they removed his leg
A few inces above the knee.
We played hide and seek and king of the mountain
We'd play chase tag, kickball and wrestle on the ground
Cancer took him in the early spring
It's been a quiet summer since Davy's not around.
From "VOICES OF HOPE"
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