3. The Hidden Boy

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No one sees the war behind a man’s calm eyes.

 

A boy locked inside his ribs,

knocking,

begging not to be left behind again.

 

You may have met him.

You may have loved him.

You may still be hoping he will change.

 

But inside the man you reach for lives a frightened child

who does not know how to let you stay.

 

The distance between them is where love is lost

before it learns to live.​​​​​