Format: Free Verse
The world is cold and unforgiving
Once you've lived this long
And seen this much
It's hard to appreciate its beauty
I've always lived behind walls
That kept me from getting too close
To people who would inevitably
Forget about and leave me
That is, until I met you
Alfred F. Jones was your name
Your smile could brighten any room
And mend a broken heart
I couldn't seem to shake you off
I'd lay in bed at night wondering
Why such a perfect man cared so much
About a person like me
Compared to you, I was nothing
I was dark and you were light
I was what people feared
While you were what gave them hope
Alfred F. Jones got under my skin
And there was nothing I could do to stop it