A Boy Grows To a Man
As I watched you step off that bus
Standing so tall and true.
I wiped a tear from my eye
It didn't seem like you.
What happened to the little boy
I sent away that day?
The one so full of boyish charm
Always ready to play.
I took a minute, and looked real hard
I gazed into your eyes.
I couldn't put my finger on it
And then, to my surprise...
I realized the boy had gone
and a man had taken his place.
This man before my eyes
had seen another place.
A place not many understand
not sure he always had.
But still he went willingly
to protect against the bad.
Of things he's seen, of things he's done
I'm sure I'll never hear.
But the fact he stands before me
eases all my fears.
He took his hand, and wiped my face
then asked, "Hey what's wrong today?"
I placed his face between my hands
then whispered, "My baby went away."
He smiled, and kissed my cheek
then wiped another tear.
Then stood real tall, and squared away
and said "Mommy, I'm right here".
(This poem is dedicated to my son LCpl Richard Caseltine, USMC
Copyright © Joni Goble | Year Posted 2007
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