“Shy Child”
1998-10-05
Shy Child
Spoiled with love and round
His bright wide eyes look in wonderment
The figures to him are blurred and scary
He does not smile
Written 5 October 1998 in Claremore, Oklahoma.
Brian Fuchs, “Shy Child” from Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Scissortail Press, 2020)