The Scottish Boy’s Answer

Back in the oceanic psych ward

“Would you mind please not cussing?”

I bonded with the Scottish guy:

Braden was always cussing

I asked him a deep question

As to people I always did

“What does it really mean to love?”

And this is what he said

“You’re always there when they need you

You don’t want the last word

If they won’t relent you say “I love you”

Before you walk out the door.”

After he said that to me a tear went down his eye

And later Donovan bullied him

He yelled in anger before he cried

“You came here because of your stupid ass parents…”

“You don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about!”

Jesse asked me “What happened Jonathan?”

I hated the way he ravaged him with the words out of his mouth

Micah was his best friend and yet he had a small bit

Of conscious

“Apologize to him, bro.”

He refused for no remorse was on him

Later we played chess I beat Braden

We shook hands; he said “Good game!”

After I left and came back home it was not the same

I wished that I was right back there talking with my friend

Before I left we shook hands “Farewell, best wishes, my good friend.”  ⚘