We were both 13,
A time of confusion and thrills.
I realised he was beautiful,
Inside and out,
Almost like a girl,
Or even like a crush.
It was perfect admiration.

I loved the boy inside,
In all ways, all the time.
Murray, my most
Precious friend.

On TV he was Nick,
The boy Dominic,
Like on the TV screens.
I fell in love.
Even in the gay way,
He was fine art with soul,
He was my kind of music.

I loved the boy inside,
In all ways, all the time.
Murray, my most
Precious friend.

Teenage dreams and more,
But I could not say,
Nobody would understand,
So words were left unsaid.
We were just 13,
At the crossroads of life,
Still learning that love has many flavours.