6. Twenty-one

Lets see, a boy of twenty-one
Well formed in body but not begun
Adrift and restless on the run
Home raised, fashioned and homespun

You took a boy of twenty-one
A small town long and lost wandering son
An untold unsung anyone
You gave the makings of someone

There was never any question
Of romance and fantasy
Just a rock hard recognition
What you get is what you see
Ever ever ever thankful
I was taken as I was
Blossoming in relaxation
Blessed that you had reached across

And so a boy of twenty-one
Who with the girls had not had much fun
Began to see how it was done
From a friend who shone like summer sun

You left a boy of twenty-one
With some memories of a battle won
So you went on your life to run
And left me transformed from the awkward one