The boy could not tell me

where he lived or why...

Only that secrets would

keep him alive...

Only that he couldn't

live without fear...

No one could learn

that this lost boy was queer...

But I know the truth

& it saddens me still...

Makes me appreciate my life

& Will.

- For: "Tony"; who haunts my thoughts,

like a ghost of his true self -

& for Will, who's pride makes me smile.