Back Poem by Kevin Eaglesfield

The time we gave them everything
Has left us in this place.
I've blinked and found the same boy
With grey hair and sombre face.
When I stood and wished you happy
As I burned with molten tears,
I little knew you'd steal a bit
And keep it safe for years.
And when you brought it back again
And gifted me that shard,
I marvelled that a piece of me
Was still pure and unscarred.
I'd smiled at fate, but she frowned back
And turned her little knife
And Eros shot black arrows
At a nearly wasted life,
But now although beleaguered
And downtrod, I face the test
And I'll stand and wish you happy
As I give you all the rest.