Jack, do you want to know?
Do you want to know a secret?
A secret told by a little boy?
A little boy called Life, sitting?
Sitting in a field I know, sleeping?
Sleeping in a wild flower meadow?
Weeping with his friend, his shadow?
Shadow talking to him in verse?
Verse seeping with shadow words?
Shadow words as dark as night?
Night creeping, darkly seeking ?
Seeking secrets from this little boy?
Little boy with a secret to tell?
A secret to tell to you and Jack?
You and Jack reading this, see yourself?
See yourself back inside my words?
My words true, revealing themselves the secret?
The secret of Life I found in you.
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