Who We Were
can you believe it? it’s been more than a decade and i wish my old self was here, clueless but careless
we were once children.
believe it or not.
once long ago, we grinned
carelessly and ran into our
parents’ arms, giddy with
excitement and anticipation.
we danced to loud music,
ate spicy food,
three times a day.
and we only cried if the
imaginary monsters under
our bed and in our closet were
making long shadows stretch
across our bedroom floor.
oh,
wouldn’t it be lovely
to step backwards
just for a moment?
feel the calming stillness in our bodies just as we fell asleep?
our mind not slowly killing us but feeding us with young ideas and new concepts.
once too long ago we were kids, and now we’re not.
not plagued by limitless thoughts but with echoes of tomorrow’s promises and today’s achievements?
