Childhood
Childhood....
It was the first thing that came to mind when I drove past all the places I knew.
I have grown, you see. My bones have been pulled and my flesh stretched. And I barely see the innocence in the world anymore, but I still see the beauty.
That's the thing... If I hadn't the world's innocence as a child I would have had the beauty of it now.
Or the kindness or the gratitude or the joy.
I would not smell spring and think of running through damp grass and the days without worry.
I would not think of old friends and small games.
Or summer days with sunburn.
Or when I lived for everyday and wonder filled me for the next.
About this poem
I wrote this poem when I realized I'm getting older
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Written on February 26, 2023
Submitted by rwmoller07 on February 26, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 647 |
Words | 137 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3 |
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