He tries to talk normally, but his saddened voice gives him away
He'll stare into your eyes & you can't help but feel his pain
His tender heart is marred with scars of gray
And he crumbles into himself, knowing his hurt is here to stay
If only I could help him
Take his hand and lead him to a day of peace
If only I could give him
The beauty he always wished to have seen
He doesn't let anyone come too close to him
His whole life was one jumbled confusional blur
And if you were to just ever speak to him
He would look away with tears in his eyes and reply in a whisper
If only I could show him
That this isn't how life should be
If only I could make him
Believe in the love he so very needs
So abused and so hurt as a child
Windowless walls are all he stares at day and night
Picking up his pen to write his suicide letter
And putting it down again in too much fright
If only he could give me
A moment to listen & understand
If only he could trust me
But he's too scared to take the chance
So I stand by watching as he slowly walks away
And my mind longs to tell him how much I care about his dreams
So I take a step toward him & he stiffens at my sound
And I cry silently with him, realizing it never was meant to be
If only he could try to
Stop the trembling of his sorrowful voice
If only he could believe in
Realizing he has another choice
But he's filled with a life of lonliness
And I can still see the physical bruises on his face
Fear overwhelms him with every twist and turn
By repeatedly putting himself down in disgrace
If only I could cry with him
So he won't be filled with such pain
If only I could love him
Maybe then he could erase this jagged stain
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