To the men in my life

There’s room for you here —

There’s room for that way you walk,

all business and purpose,

room for your boyish confidence

and your sweetness

and how you desire to trust deeply,

There’s room for your enthusiasm

and your eager joining in

The boy in you

who never grows up

will win the day every time

because he is ever willing

to give his whole large heart

for the rush of joy

in having it received.

©Wendy Mulhern

July 8, 2015