who knows why you chose my lane <br />that fateful day your gentle soul came <br />but your wary, sorrowful eyes <br /> starkly portrayed <br />a trust at man's cruel hand betrayed <br /> <br />slow, then new foundations of trust were laid <br />'till on storm ravaged night, you came for shelter <br />and stayed, <br />to be my shadow from that day on <br />a bond unbreakable...life long. <br /> <br />if only you could now sit with me a while <br />then troubled times would fade <br />and on my face i'd wear a rare smile <br />for it is you, my spirited beautiful boy <br />who asked only love, and gave such joy <br /> <br />never then will i ever forget that bitter winter's day <br />when in trusted arms your life ebbed away <br />and though my heart will ever ache with the pain <br />i will never regret <br />the fateful day your gentle soul came.<br /><br />Guy Richard Baldwin<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gentle-soul-5/
