Jeremy
When I look at you son
I see the beauty that’s within
through the colour of your eyes
not the colour of your skin
I see the loneliness that’s there
and the sadness running wild
I see a small boy feeling lost
as I think of you my child.
And the past that has been
and the things that were done
I can’t take from you child
I can’t take from you son
But I can hold you in my arms
and I can hold you in my heart
I can tell you through our love
that we will never part
So don’t think of the shades
of our skin or our race
just think of the love
that is written on my face.
And you’ll know here and now
that I’m loving you my boy
the differences are small
and the biggest thing is joy
And I tell you my child
of the love you have won
you have gained all my heart
and you truly are my son
And as we grow more in love
as we’re together through the years
I will love you though my joy
I will love you through my tears
And I tell you my child
of the love you have won
you have gained all my heart
and you truly are my son
© Kevin A. Deane
To listen to this poem please click on the arrow below.
Over the years I have been so blessed to have met and grown to love so many wonderful folk of all ages. Many have become family to me. Jeremy is one such person, young, sad, of mixed race and extremely mindful of this, he was rejected by his parents and was so very sad. I wrote this poem for him.
