Listen To The Little Boy

Take care, please!

Have your eyes

abandoned you?

young fragile

hiding behind

toned and brute

I see

soft and cute

child who cried

screamed

watched his best friend die

in front of his eyes

you are nothing more than

everything

I don't know what taught you otherwise

but you are beautiful, strong in character

kind, protective, wise

though I am glad

you saved those children

there must be an end

to the flames

you let yourself run through

for others

you must find the will, that sits and waits

the will to live for you

have your ears abandoned you

young fragile

is the voiceless scream

of your soul, body, and mind

muted by the ego

by the "Let go, of everything that can fail me"?

Listen to you

Listen to him who

wants so badly to live

a long and healthy life

be free from the shackles of sleeplessness

alcohol and types of drugs

this smoke and smog

they cut, this vice

behind the decomposed that is your childhood

in the darkest corners of the alleys

that you bled upon

that you pounced upon

curls a boy

with holy eyes

handsome head of hair

he screams so bitterly, eerily he cries

"Listen to me, Live for me!"

He has survived

so much

but for what?

Rinaldo, for what?

Let lying quiet now

be your bench press

prove your abilities to be a

superman

I know you can

find the strength to rest

find the ability

to put the bottle down

buckling the opponent to the ground'

is nothing

is nothing

compared to

intuitively

being resolute in listening

Rinaldo, stop this

start listening

to the

"Feed me."

to the

"Give me some shallow, cool room."

to the

"Let me sleep..rest, just close my eyes."

and when his face keeps you awake

just embrace it

the quiet, the fear

embrace your fate

Rinaldo touch the will to live

like he would want you too

I know life has hurt you

but do not

throw it away

I will take the trash you have made of yourself

bring it back in the house

uncrumple your mind

sew the holes that I find

Rinaldo, you need to heal

and one day,

one day dear

you will feel again

and it will hurt

so freaking much

but you will have touched

the deepest part of yourself

let it lift you

let it guide you

for inside you, there is light

and it is worth the fight

the fight to be brave and be still

Be still Rinaldo

as you let your breath fall and rise

take the time

to realize

that this is the most powerful you can be

to say

"I will live

my future has the ability

to be whatever I allow it to be

to be

whatever it can give."

and I will see you close your eyes

and sleep peacefully

to awake

to a new sunrise

Let the sunshine drench your tired face

let us all embrace you in that way

and please know

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE TO BE LOVED

WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ANYWAY

WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ANYWAY

And listen

Listen to the little boy

The little boy

That we all know all and love

and let him grow and grow

stronger and stronger

By resting and lying longer

and then watch him live a long and beautiful life

please take him in your arms

cradle and love him

like we love you

all you have to do

is listen