Lessons Learned Too Soon

I sat at your table I’m sure, I was 5. The first time I learned About being alive. Helicopter landed in The field, Right out back. No time to finish eating, Rushed out, forced to pack. Stayed with a neighbor I barely knew And then the next day, Said goodbye to you. And when you’re 5, One minute your there, Healthy, alive. And the next your gone, I visit a stone. No one tells you How to be alone Because some lessons You shouldn’t have to learn at 5.