Literature
Innocence
Darling, are you ready?
I've been waiting all my life.
And I know you haven't,
But that's okay, too.
You grew up fast,
And I took my time,
Waiting for someone like you,
Someone to hold on to.
One smile, just a glance
From your puppy dog eyes
Speaks infinite words of wonder
To my cold ears
In the dead of winter
When I'm so numb
I need to feel your pulse
Just to know I'm alive.
Sometimes, I like to think you know it all
But then you fall down,
Scrape your knee,
And you're a child again,
My little boy,
In need of a bandaid and a few kind words,
And the look in your eyes,
Far behind the gratitude,
Even further back than