The Boy 1
across bays coated daily
with people walking nearby
a boy sits below
the shades and the wind's beautiful blow
with eyes closed
he lays his head
on his fragile knees
that are covered with a pair of torn jeans...
he swims in his thoughts
that carry memories he fought...
tears begin to slide down his young face
as he tries to fight the lace
that kept him tied down
to sadness and its frown...
slowly, he lifts his head towards the sky
as fear strikes his cry
fright bottles up within
for the memories charge again...
his eyelids begin to separate
his pupils activate
as they focus
at the beauty of the clouds
at the beauty of the birds up high...
years passed...
the boy was never found...
years passed...
and the shade he sat below was cast
with red roses and white lilies
as they embraced the land's allies...
for it was news that carries
the boy's sad story
that ended in his death in a green valley...
Copyright © Sara Zahed | Year Posted 2008
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