Simple Graph Paper

I am allowed to dig deep

Burrowing in my sheltered soul

A young boy amongst men

Still a child

With common fears

Still a trial

With every interaction

When will my heart feel that peace

Of letting go

I am amongst men

Cheerful and Resonating

Yarns of delightful emoting

When I glance

I can see hugs and smiles

And love and affection

And understanding

I am allowed to sit and listen

Borrowing a page from

A hollywood movie

The kind that has a crucial

Scene of reckoning

I am allowed to slip out of reality

My protective shelter

That place when I become lost

I am more easily found

Tonight I will let you know

While decades have eased by

I am allowed to be reminded

Of how our lives became one

Drawn together by words and verse

In the lines of simple graph paper

I am always hoping you will remember