• His legs are slow
    Because he knows
    Rushing ends in disappointment

    His back is arched
    As a result of years of
    Weight on his shoulders

    His emotions are hidden
    For fear of vulnerability

    His eyes are droopy
    From an endless battle

    His memory is fading
    To block out a painful past

    His blonde hair shimmers grey in the light
    To show how he has aged
    In just sixteen years

    ~MBK