FIRSTS:

The only drops the little boy knew, were those from his dusty eye,

Rusty tears running down desert cheeks, but never from the sky,

The only touch the stray pup knew, were those of kicks & beatings,

Not once did anyone bend & pat with love, never even fleeting.

 

Important, is first kiss from a lover & the very first heaving love,

Essential, is first sunbeam of new dawn & first night star above,

Breathtaking, is first bud of spring & first bird´s egg new cracked,

Unforgettable, is first baby´s breath, with his little bottom smacked.

 

Lord, let the child in the desert feel his drops of first falling rain,

Please, let not the only drops he knows, be of his dry little pain,

Lord, let the puppy feel the patting, of only kind & gentle hands,

Lord, please let all the world´s firsts, be kind to all beast & man.