Who Will Cry for the Little Boy?

If any one has seen the excellent movie “Antwone Fisher” a true story directed by Denzel Washington and starring the director and Derek Luke, you’ve heard this poem. It touches my heart, partially because I can identify with it lately in my own way, and partially because I’ve seen people who can identify with it. It was written by the real life Antwone Fisher, a poet and author.

“Who will cry for the little boy, lost and all alone?
Who will cry for the little boy, abandoned without his own?
Who will cry for the little boy? He cried himself to sleep.
Who will cry for the little boy? He never had for keeps.
Who will cry for the little boy? He walked the burning sand.
Who will cry for the little boy? The boy inside the man.
Who will cry for the little boy? Who knows well hurt and pain.
Who will cry for the little boy? He died and died again.
Who will cry for the little boy? A good boy he tried to be.
Who will cry for the little boy, who cries inside of me?

I’ve added my own second verse here:

Who will hold the little boy? Lost and all alone?
Who will hold the little boy? Forgotten among his own?
Who will hold the little boy? Wanting for a word of love.
Who will hold the little boy? Wishing for a peaceful cove.
Who will hold the little boy? Knowing naught but tears.
Who will hold the little boy? Giving a haven from his fears.
Who will hold the little boy? Impossibly he fights alone.
Who will hold the little boy? Swimming, sinking, gone.
Who will hold the little boy? Trying again to be a man.
Who will hold the little boy? Failing again, mocked by man.