© 2011 The boy you once knew

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Care isnt a welcome mat for abuse, love is a gift not a weapon, and I am a man , no longer the boy you wantonly used.

© 2011 The boy you once knew

The boy you once knew is dead
no more will he be walked upon
he keeps a tune inside his head
remembering how the sun'd  shone.

The boy you knew once upon a time
has grown taller and been through hell
he won't fall for your sugar coated line
and isn't afraid of the distant tolling bell.

The boy you once took advantage of
has found wings he didn't know he had
he flys in peace now his spirit's a dove
you can't shoot him because your aim's bad.

The boy you tricked isn't a boy anymore
he's walked onward and become a man
he loathes false charity, he knows the score
he won't back down from making his stand.

The boy you need is no longer there
he doesn't confuse love with being used
his skin is thicker to weather the wear
he's centered in travelling with his muse.

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Tempestlady commented on © 2011 The boy you once knew

04-23-2011

Sounds like innocent crushed. Hard way to grow. Write on......Tlady

jeanpnkldyg commented on © 2011 The boy you once knew

04-18-2011

It is interesting to see how some loves cause us to understand the life we desire can only be created by ourselves. A ten for theme!

mathiasthom commented on © 2011 The boy you once knew

03-25-2011

I definitely identify with this poem! The last 4 lines could easily have been written by me for me, as it definitely applies to me! Great job on this!

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