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Phil Reinstein

JONNY

You were Jonny Jonathan JonaTan
so sweet the young boy

You were nine when you asked in that voice of concern
Will we be friends dad, you and i when we die?
reassuring your kind heart through our play
it was pong ping that we played on that day
good backhand, nice slice, good shot and return

can you still hit a ball      can you still play the sax
i know you’ve grown tall      is your spirit so small or too lax

Is there a Who inside You
Haven't you looked in at all

You were trapped had to cope you were weak mild and meek
family and friends, any/all connections to me
you shut down  just don't speak

You were Jonny Jonathan JonaTan
you were Jonny JonaTan Jonathan
so silent one
little boy of long ago
oh distant one

You were Jonny JonaTan JonaTone
frosted face broken heart apart   alone

You were Jonny JonaTone and JonaTan
i have never stopped missing that lost little boy
never stopped loving my incomplete man


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