Tagged: children
yes, watermelon
yes, watermelon
season can sneak up on you
as soon as they get
into the chubby hands of
the little ones, dripping juice
.
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coming upon a
coming upon a
construction site at quitting
time, matching children
abandoning their toys, mid-
strike, to wash up for dinner
.
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we piece together
we piece together
the made-up old rules with the
made-up new, learn how
to play again as children
who have lost and found their way
.
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we ask the world of
we ask the world of
our children, in exchange for the
weight of tradition
.
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we will own being
we will own being
someone’s child for as long as
possible – with all
of the advantages that
accompany belonging
.
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perhaps six out of
perhaps six out of
eight children grow up in the
shadow of a tall
tree, perhaps more – see us twisting
towards our own slivers of self
.
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like children, we wrap
like children, we wrap
our fingers tightly around
the end of summer –
may we have the privilege to
worry about nothing else
.
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we are always a
we are always a
dirt pile away from childhood
memories – slipping
.
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we let the neighbor’s
we let the neighbor’s
kids come over to make a
mess of our living
room – tiny fingers
breaking up packing
peanuts with so much
glee, spreading even
smaller pieces across
the floor, then
commanding the
Roomba to do what
it does best –
entertain small
terrestrial creatures
.
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across our land, we
across our land, we
are forcing children to put
away childish things –
last night, tonight, tomorrow night,
the night after, the night after
.
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