Lost Letters To No One

Dear Jacob

There was a boy I once knew

 He could tell you why the sky is blue

And why the grass is green

But he could never understand why the other kids were so mean

He could tell you all about the clouds

But he could never get up when they pushed him down

He had a funny haircut and wore nerdy t-shirts

But I could never tell him that I knew how much it hurts

I stopped saving him in fifth grade

I cared more about the other friends I had made

He never gave up on me

He still saw the person I wouldn't let myself be

I was so concerned he would ruin my popularity

That I never stepped in when he was crying out for me

It has been many years, and I will always regret

That I never helped the person who knew me best