Little Boy 2

[Bobby]

Now dry your eyes, little boy
See, no one's there
The room is empty
The wooden floor is damp
The sun shines through the window
The curtains sheer
The tears dry quickly as you watch
Look around, little boy
No one there to see you cry
No one there to know your pain
All alone in your anguish
No love for you
Where are they all
Why don't they ever come inside?
You hear them outside
Footsteps in the hall
The door never opens
No one comes to see you cry
No one comes to know your pain
No one's there for a little boy
Lost in a room
All by himself
Play, little boy
Make up your games
No pain there
The toys your friends
The toys are real
And in your room there is no hurt
A wall of anger seals the tomb
No one will come
No one will know
Tuck this away now
Far away
The time to be a little boy is gone
The time for being held is gone
The time for being loved as a baby is gone
You sat and watched
And waited to be lifted up into those arms
And waited to be comforted when you cried
And finally, you gave up and walked away
And sealed your room
Gave up his love
And somehow with it gave up all the love that ever could be
And I must help you take the risk
To feel again

 

[FormerTexan]

Wow.

No one there to know your pain
All alone in your anguish

That was pretty much the first 13 years of life here. Good thing it has changed for so many of us.

Andy