Los Boy
A seven-year old Greek boy from Ios
Comments that we sing and drink too
Much
Chastises me and all my peers
Possessing wisdom far beyond his years

Lost in Greece, who deserves pity most

The drunken me or the boy from Ios?

I look at him and I feel compassion
But he looks right back with the same
Expression
The infant with the aged mind
Reminds me that there’s more to life

Lost in Greece, who deserves pity most
The drunken me or the boy from Ios?

The teacher taught by the student
My mind still reels from the lessons
Learnt
I leave the isle with a zest for life
Inspired by a boy not as lost as I was

Lost in Greece, who deserves pity most
The drunken me or the boy from Ios?