subtle charm

and long ago there was a boy
he had a small and cryptic toy
which filled his evenings with joy

it was so gloomy and so white
and sometimes dark and sometimes bright
it filled the darkness with its light

but then, one day, it did retire
his so loved toy caught sudden fire
yet wasn't sad, but filled with ire

became a man, the ire stayed
through all the years it did not bate
and now he's only filled with hate