Who is this man sleeping in my home?
Where has he hidden the baby born in the bathtub
or the little boy who slept in my bed until he was ten?
Where has he hidden the frightened little child
who would only be picked up by his dad during a snowstorm?
Where has he hidden the 12-year-old second baseman for the Dodgers
or the punky kid who got arrested for shoplifting?
Where has he hidden the young man singing his Haftorah
or the excited 16-year-old getting his driver's license?
Where has he hidden the high school graduate receiving his diploma
or the scared college freshman on the first day of school?
They are all living inside this man
who is sleeping in my home
Who Is This Man
Who Is This Man
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