Happier Times

The simplest things can return to you happier times when life was easy and everything was right with the world.

Yesterday, I saw a child in the middle of the street

Lost in his thoughts as he wandered

And losing to the aging, I could see.

And I sat there

All alone with my mind off somewhere

Staring at this little boy

Who spoke of loathing.

And he smiled at me

Despite everything

Warming me, temporarily at least.

And I sat there

All alone with my mind off somewhere

Staring at this little boy

Who spoke of loathing.

A tear must have escaped to my cheek I think

Because all of a sudden, my heart was melting

And I had to clutch at myself

To keep me from breaking.

And I sat there

All alone with my mind off somewhere

Staring at this little boy

Who spoke of loathing.

He walked away then,

Back in the direction from which he came,

Vanishing on the road to the horizon.

And he reminded me, of happier times when I wasn't lonely.

And I sat there

All alone with my mind off somewhere

Staring at the place this little boy

Spoke of loathing.

Reviews

[realmwriter]

A subject for which no child should ever have experience enough to speak of it...! What an awesome piece. You speak of loathing as if you are putting the reader in the boys shoes but also allowing them to see it from yours as well at the end.

Nice man...!

[Riley Bray]

Thank you very much!

[realmwriter]

Your very welcome...!

[quinfinn]

makes you wonder what type of existence can make a child speak only of loathing. children live what they learn. a sad statement indeed, to know only loathing. this is both unsettling and deeply profound .a very touching prose.

[Riley Bray]

Thank you very much. Its true that children live what they learn and I based the little boy off of my 7 year old cousin whose dad is very verbally, (and on occasion physically), abusive.

[Riley Bray]

I am proud to say this is the best song i've written. (In my opinion anyway).

[quinfinn]

sounds to me like pops needs a lesson in humility, although brutes understand only one thing and are generally too stupid to learn, even from a good old fashioned a*s whuppin'

[Riley Bray]

Haha I couldn't agree more.

[quinfinn]

at least you immortalized his cretinous actions in a song....

[Riley Bray]

Oh yes. It brings me great pleasure. :P

[quinfinn]

yeh, smells like.........................VICTORY

[Riley Bray]

Lol yes, yes it does!

[quinfinn]

;)