To My Son

My little boy
oh how you have grown
I hardly recognize you now
so tall, all grown up, still
sometimes, I see it in your eyes
that little boy
so eager to please
so sweet, those chipmunk cheeks
I am so proud of you
the way you've grown
a kind and good young man
always a smile
putting on a happy face for the world to see
but I know that inside you are so sensitive
sometimes you hurt
sometimes you cry
that little boy isn't seen by anyone
but I.