Maturity
I came naked, before you
an offering in hand
you gazed at the stars smiled
and in embarassed silence stood
seeing me as a child
idly bearing chidish gifts
You thought to play at pleasure
to humor and to please
unseen, through incurious eyes
a womans anger seethed
I came naked, before you
you stood, fully clothed
you, a careful thoughtful man
myself a reckless fool
I damned you, all through hell
because
you told a simple truth
as I in retrospect,
have found
a foolish, foolish, youth
I stand now as you stood then,
take comfort from my pride
and smile with patient tolerance
at your little boy side
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