those who see the boy who smiles,

the one who reads,

the one who laughs

cannot see the real bot

the real boy who lies in bed every night

watching the shadows go by

counting the night away

second

by

strenuous

second

watching the wind pass by

and watching the moon jog by

clause 1: as fleeting as those may be,

who seem to want more than they need

clause 2: we have one word for those who suffer

and those who do not speak a word of peace

clause 3: those who meet clause one and two

have only one term to describe them all

and that word would be me