Man and Boy

The boy who sighed
The boy who cried
Became;
The man who laughed
The man who acted daft
To hide the strain
To mask the pain
That made the boy cry

The boy who defied
The boy who died
Became;
The man who denied
The man who lied
To hide the truth
To forget the youth
That made the boy defy

The man who laughed a lot
The man escaping thought
Became;
The man alone at night
The man who tried to fight
Became;
The boy terror filled
Became;
The boy that he had killed
Became;
The man who seldom laughs
And the boy from his own past