Through my eyes,
I see not a man
but a boy too young
forced to plan
Facial hair, and muscles show
but do not mean he's ready
the choices and words that he had chosen
tells me he's not steady
No one I have ever met
has worn a mask so well
the saddest part of this boys tale
is only one could tell
Worried that he won't be strong enough
to hold up the crumbling wall
I'd pick that boy right back up
before he starts to fall
A loving heart is hard to see
with a world so shallow as this
rib cages and popping bones
these things I dare not kiss
This boy has made some harsh mistakes
and in the way I stood
but I'd never toss a life away
I don't believe I should
In his hands I see the pain
he's carried all these years
In his eyes I see his soul
blinded by his fears
From his legs to his arms
shoulders to his back
this boy has been built
perfectly intact
Through his chest
his heart would beat
echo in my ear
shivers to my feet
Spreading a smile can be a challenge
unless you know him well
a real smile takes some time
pull him from his shell
Oh, how I wish this boy could see
what I see every day
how I wish he'd catch a break
without a single pay
If not one thing
it'd be another
to take responsibilities
to take care of his mother
Don't get yourself down
over what you can not change
events may come regardless
but the order re-arranged
Through my eyes
I look and see
the things you are
the man you'll be
Never will I just walk away
never will I leave
this growing weight upon your shoulders
alone you will not heave
Through the tides of thick and thin
pull and push we will
get knotted at eachothers throats
lay there and be still
Love is something that takes on forms
with many different names
it leads to hate and painful guilts
it's nothing but a game
If you are what you say
then I must be blinded too
because I'd never love a cruel thing
you claim to have a hold of you
Maybe we just need to peek
at what we've really got
appreciate the things we've learned
and the lessons that we've taught
Through my glasses
what I see
is loving man
I know you'll be
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem