“I Come Back, Naum”
His smile pierced through troubles
Walking away with joy and virtue
“I come back, Naum!” he said
Words he could only pursue
He laughed because it was funny
Disregarding the fear that pinched my spine
Leaving my hand shivering alone
That was the first sign
But those voluminous brown eyes
Could make a girl cheerful
“I come back, Naum!” he said
The look on his face was so peaceful
With a glance over his shoulder
And laughter that sang
His feet stumbled over the other
Gasping for air as his head made a bang
Brushing the dirt off his knees
He stands tall “I’m fine,
I come back, Naum” he said
That was the second sign
“Zander!” my throat shrieked
As the panic filled my brain
I ran to grab him
With the adrenaline in my veins
His face full of confusion
As terror filled my eyes
“I come back, Naum” he said
Deafening out my cries
But time came too quickly
Before the Suburban pounded his chest
Tears flooding the streets
His limped body I caressed
Anger stretched through my blood stream
His echoing words bounced in my head
“I come back, Naum” he said
“But now it’s time for bed”
Two years and two hundred twenty eight days
Time came too quickly
The purity in his words
Makes an innocent girl guilty
White wings look large on his small torso,
Unfurling out in the distance;
“I come back, Naum” He said
The beauty calms my resistance