My Boy

It seems like you were just a baby
Laying in my arms each night
Then learning to walk, learning new words
Learning everything you might

I watched you grow, and go to school
My baby, now my boy
You loved to fish, and to be outside,
To your family, you gave joy

Before we knew it, you became a teen
My baby, my boy, my son,
Playing sports, making good friends,
My boy became a fine young man.

Your friends go on, their teen years gone,
But your future stands still in time,
I see in them, what I miss with you
My boy, my son, my light

You live as memories inside my heart
Family and friends remember, too
The photos I hold tight to my breast
They soothe the need to hold you

I don't know why you left so soon
But I know we'll be together again
You'll always be a part of me,
My baby, my boy, my son.

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