Wish I was a kid again
Playing on the streets
Losing all track of time
Forgetting how to eat
The sun always seemed to shine
The game went on forever
An hour felt like a day
And a day was like a week
The Spanish students shared our home
I fell in love with Silvia
Tried to speak to her after church
Two words were never enough
It was easy to be happy then
When time moved so slow
Being free and climbing trees
So much time to grow
The smell of cut grass
And salt sea air
The stony beach
Sun bleached hair
Burned skin red lemonade
Go Karts and the roller blades
All day games
Until the lights went on
You had to sleep to dream
And start again
No worries carried
No shouldered hurt
Just simple kids playing
Through life absurd
15/03/2023 Wednesday 668
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