I WANT A BOY---
who can wrestle with me
and let me win.
who i can talk to about anything
who laughs at my jokes.
a boy who puts my cold hands
in his warm hoodie pockets.
who lets me use his sweatshirt for a pillow.
who buys me 25 cent rings,
and has sticky hands.
who says i love you & means it.
who will kiss me in the rain,
in the sunshine, and in the snow.
whos calls unexpectedly.
who will have many inside jokes
with me and remember each one.
a boy who notices girls haircuts.
who realizes that girls say things
but dont always mean them.
who shows up at my games,
slipping in the door.
who i can go swimming with
on hot days.
who can tell me his problems
and let me help.
who will listen to me talk--
about the new nail polish i got.
who will bring me seashells
from the beach.
who will let me beat him up
when i get angry.
who writes love letters to me,
but doesnt send them.
who draws pictures and slips them
gently into my locker slot.
who saves his genuine, big smiles for me.
a boy with deep eyes
that can see through faces into depths.
who wears baseball hats and
lets me wear his too.
who gives me his t-shirt to change into
and not expect to get it back
who knows my favorite color, song,
car, vegetable, perfume, and
the color of my toothbrush.
a boy who will shake my dad's hand
and look my mother in the eye.
who will call me by my full name--
first, middle, and last.
a boy who will kiss me and
tell me im pretty.
a boy who will let me cry to him.
who will squeeze my hips just right.
who surprises me and compliments
my manicure and plays with my hair.
who knows when i have a math test
or when i fail one.
a boy who smells like he just stepped out of the shower.
who wears cologne that i can subtly
smell when im leaning on his shoulder.
who tells me i have a nice laugh
and a smile that lights up the room
and simply be mine to hold
One day.. when you were 8 years old, your dad handed you
an ice cream. You thanked him by dripping it all over your lap.
When you were 9 years old, he paid for piano lessons. You
thanked him by never even bothering to practice.
When you were 10 years old, you he drove you all day from soccer
to gymnastics to one birthday party after another. You thanked him
by jumping out of the car and never looking back.
When you were 11 years old, he took you and your friends to the movies.
You thanked him by asking him to sit in another row.
When you were 12 years old, he warned you not to watch certain
shows. You thanked him by waiting until he got out of the house.
When you were 13 years old, he suggested a haircut that was
becoming. You thanked him by telling him he had no taste.
When you were 14, he paid for a month away at summer camp.
You thanked him by forgetting to write a single letter.
When you were 15, he came home from work looking for a hug.
You thanked him by having your bedroom door locked.
When you were 16, he taught you how to drive his car.
You thanked him by taking it every chance you could.
When you were 17, he was expecting an important call.
You thanked him by being on the phone all night.
When you were 18, he cried at your highschool graduation.
You thanked him by staying out partying `til dawn.
When you were 19, he paid for your college tuition, drove you
to campus, and carried your bags. You thanked him by saying good-bye
outside the dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.
When you were 25, he helped to pay for your wedding, and he cried
and told you how deeply he loved you. You thanked him by moving
half-way across the country.
When you were 50, he fell ill and needed you to take care of him.
You thanked him by reading about the burdern parents become to their children
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