10
The boy is ten,
And he remembering when
He saw his best friend
Playing with his dad
And he�s sad, and he�s mad
Cuz his own dad
Is out drinking
And he�s thinking
About last night when his dad
Came back stinking
The same liquor
That killed his mother
Cuz no other drink
Got that stinks
Of Jacky d.
And he can�t see
His eyes are tearing
And he hearing
Him self crying
He doesn�t wanna cry
He didn�t want his mama to die
He wants to run away
But he has to stay
He gots his little brother
And he has no other
Except his big brother
Who�s now his Mother
It is he who cooks the meals
It is he who has to feel
The shame of having his fathers� name
And he can�t remember
the last time he was happy or glad
He blames his dad
And he�s mad, and he�s sad
Cuz he�s stuck
With his bad luck
Of losing a father to drinking
And he thinking
Of a way out
But what can he do
There�s nothing to do
So goes behind the mask
Where no one will ask
About the nights where he�s crying
And thinking of dieing
And what can he do?
He�s a boy of ten
Remember when
He saw his best friend
With his dad
And now he�s sad
By Michael J. Riley 2003 All Rights reseved