THE BOY ON THE SWING by Joanne Boyle

"THE BOY ON THE SWING"
by Joanne Boyle

Every day I watched from my window

at the boy sitting on the swing.

He just sat staring at the ground.

He never moved or done a thing.

I wasn't sure what I should do,

but he wouldn't leave my mind

and whenever he was around

there was no one else to find.

I thought about approaching him

but I was worried he would get scared.

But he looked so lost and alone

as if nobody had ever cared.

I felt he needed a friend.

I could sense that he was sad.

I felt a need to help

this lost and lonely lad.

I carefully approached him.

He looked up with the saddest eyes.

He asked if I could push him

to reach the highest skies.

He told me that no one ever came,

or had shown him what to do.

I saw his shoulders slump, and

I said "should I push you?"

He smiled a little bit,

and I saw a twinkle in his eye.

He said "my Mum had always said

I should reach for the sky."

As I gently pushed him

and to and fro he went.

I showed him how to move his legs,

and told him not to keep them bent.

I asked about his parents.

"Did they know that you were here?"

But he kept on swinging higher.

Moving without fear.

I now stood in the background,

with the biggest smile on my face.

This boy had brought me happiness

that I'd lost without a trace.

Eventually he slowed down,

and I felt something very strange.

The boy that I had pushed

had now began to change.

In front of me stood a man.

and he began to cry.

He said "Mum, I knew I'd find you

If I reached up to the sky."

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Author Joanne Boyle Heartfelt

art by Steffi Krenzek

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