The BoyA Chapter by Brad BaumI look at the Boy. With bright blue eyes, Sitting in the summer shade, The crisp green blades cutting against his bare
skin. Legs crossed, eyes hidden Beneath the brim of a baseball cap. Silently staring at the sea of space That stands between the two. She stands on a rock, surrounded by A green stream that forever draws her away. And he? He does nothing. Sits motionless, Longing for the girl With the purple flower in her hair. The girl he does not love, No. The idea of her, rather. A flight of fancy. A pipe dream. The notion, the possibility Of love and sex and fear. To take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, In good times and in bad, For richer or poorer, As long as they both shall live? No. He doesn’t. And I will show him why. © 2010 Brad Baum |
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1 Review Added on December 27, 2010 Last Updated on December 27, 2010 AuthorBrad BaumAboutI am currently a junior at the University of Illinois, majoring in English and minoring in Secondary Education. I have a passion for reading, writing and music, three things that ultimately brought me.. more..Writing
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