WITH ONE BIG PUSH,
HE HAD ARRIVED,
HIS EYES WERE UNFOCUSED,
HIS FISTS CLOSED REAL TIGHT...
IT ALL BEGAN FOR HIM ON THIS DAY,
HE OPENED HIS EYES
AND HE WAS AFRAID...
HE TRIES TO PULL UP,
AND SEE OVER THE TABLE,
HIS LEGS ARE ALL WOBBLY,
AND VERY UNSTABLE,
HE WEAVES AND TUMBLES,
AND SITS HARD ON THE FLOOR,
HIS KNEES IN THE AIR,
HE TRIES IT ONCE MORE,
AND HE IS AFRAID...
WALK!!??
TAKE A STEP,
NO WAY, NOT HE,
HE MIGHT FALL DOWN,
AND SKIN LITTLE KNEES,
THEY SAID HE COULD DO IT,
AND GAVE HIM A BIKE,
HE DON'T KNOW HOW,
HE'S A VERY SMALL TIKE,
AND HE IS AFRAID...
THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL,
FRIGHTENING FOR SURE,
BUT HE HAS A CURIOSITY,
HE WANTS TO LEARN MORE...
HE GOES OUT FOR THE TEAM,
HE IS A SHOE IN THEY SAY,
WITHOUT HIS TALENTS,
THE TEAM CAN NOT PLAY,
AND HE IS AFRAID...
SHE LOOKS AT HIM,
WITH STARS IN HER EYES,
SHE ACTS VERY COY,
HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY...
A RING OF GOLD,
HE PUTS ON HER HAND,
AND WALKS DOWN THE AISLE,
TODAY HE'S A MAN...
WITH A FAMILY OF HIS OWN,
HE HEARS HIS TINY ONE CRY,
HE GAZES AT HER,
WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES,
AND HE IS AFRAID...
THE YEARS HAVE PASSED SWIFTLY,
HE NOW MOVES VERY SLOW,
WHERE THEY HAVE ALL WENT,
HE DOESN'T KNOW...
SHE LEFT HIM SO QUICKLY,
IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT,
A LONG TIME COMING,
TIME FOR THE LIGHT...
SHE LAYED HER HEAD,
DOWN BY HIS SIDE,
THE LAST BREATH HAS LEFT HER,
HER MAKER DECIDES,
AND HE IS AFRAID
NOW IT IS HIS TURN,
MANY YEARS IT HAS BEEN,
SINCE HE HAS SEEN HER,
OR TOUCHED HER SOFT SKIN...
SILENCE REMAINS WHERE LAUGHTER HAS BEEN,
HIS MAKER HAS CALLED,
HE WILL SEE HER AGAIN,
AND ONCE MORE HE WILL STAND TALL...
HE SEES HER IN AN INSTANT,
AND BEGINS TO SMILE,
SHE IS MORE BEAUTIFUL,
THEN ALL THE WHILE...
NOW BY HER SIDE,
WHERE HIS HEAD IS LAYED,
IT'S ALL OVER NOW,
AND HE'S NOT AFRAID.
TO: STEVE,THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
FROM: JOYCE,HIS SOUL MATE AND WIFE
BY:JOYCE KOZIC
1998
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