Regret

To the little boy I used to know,
I know the pain, you will never show.
Time passes and people change,
Yet inside I remain the same. So I really like this whole stanza, it's simple and maybe not totally original but it holds a lot of emotional strength. It also has a very smooth flow.

Telling lies to deal with the shame.
Like praying for sunlight in the midst of rain. I think these two lines are my favorites, though I think the top one could be worded better--Telling lies to bury the shame--or something...or not if you like it the way it is.
Little boy, no one hears voice whisper through the night. This line throws off the lovely flow that you've kept until this point, it could very easily be shortened and still make sense .
You'll have to shout it louder,
Make them think you're alright.

Your love is like an ocean,
The rain can't wash it away.
Your love is like the sunlight,
You bring in every day. At first I really didn’t like this stanza but I’m warming up to it. The more I read it the more it seems to fit, this is a somewhat sad-ish poem and so something with this light, kind of loving tone is somewhat unexpected.

I wish I'd protected you,
That you had seen better days.
I wish that I'd defended you,
I try to think of all the ways. This last line is a bit disappointing, it gives the whole piece a kind of unfinished feeling and also gives me the idea that it was written more out of trying to rhyme rather than putting a finish on what is, for the most part, a very well written and touching poem.