"Nobody Really Knows," by Oscar Delgado, Jr.

Nobody Really Knows by Oscar Delgado, Jr.

Nobody really knows how it happened,

The friend,

The lover,

The fighter for your rights.

Nobody really knows how he fell,

Where he went to,

He would just disappear.

Nobody really knows how it happened that

Someone so supportive, strong, kind, and gentle,

Could be lost for 20 years.

He came back once, twice, three times,

Many really,

But always disappeared.

Nobody really knows how it happened.

He was so broken,

But thought he was fine.

Nobody really knows how it happened,

Now they see him, he smiles.

Is it real this time?

Nobody really knows the pain it caused,

The lessons he’s still learning,

The tears he cries to God, if only…

Never comes out, it’s gratitude now.

Nobody really knows how it happened,

How he woke from the nightmare,

All they had to do was ask,

God did,

God knows,

And there’s a secret to his new self.