Derrick Poem by Tylee Xian

Derrick

i met a man today
with scarred but happy eyes
he was a young man
but oh he seemed so wise

this man i met
he was real
more real than those around me
this man i met
he was kind
and seemed to see right through me

i saw that man again today
and he greeted me by name
that man i'd met only once
he remembered my name

i wonder what the world has done
to this kind and gentle man
for he is so compassionate
and in him i see me

that man became my friend today
and i see that maybe it could be
he's not a man at all
but just a kid like me