the great tides of evening cool
sweep over me like an ocean wave
and i feel the chill deep in my bones
and in my heart where it stays

in the morning i feel a warmth
of the sun beaming down from on high
and i soak in its rays for as long as i can
as my heart stays chilled, which shows in my eye

as i feel the pulses of emptiness wash
over my skin and i feel a great loneliness 
while inside i keep longing to feel
the touch of love instead of hate

but for some reason i remain silenced
my emotions robbed from me by hurt
and i keep feeling as though i can't feel
though inside, i feel as filthy as dirt

my heart can not feel love's tender grasp
and my head fails to comprehend
but somehow love will come through for me
just like it did for my friends

they all came to me, sore and brokenhearted
and tried to seek from me a small flame
but that flame of hope which spread to so many
is now inside of me burned completely away

and now i long for that small ray of hope
from loving support's outstretched hand
and i keep wondering of that one day when
emotionally i'll truly become a man

for right now i am but a mere child inside
a babe for rights and reasons but i know 
that someone out there can reach down to me
and show me that how far down this road i can go

but until that day, before that hour
when love's true light shall touch me
i'll keep up my vigil and keep up my stand
to watch for who it could be