Skittery Poems | Examples

Childhood

CHILDHOOD

the one where I
climb a hill
am bit by a dog
i never see or hear

but hereafter every bark
every skittery sound
bites my skin

the one where my feet
happily pump the wind
i sail
over rooftops and trees
   playground in and out
of focus

the one where i remove glasses
everytime my crush
walks past my classroom door
never noticing
but    i       see         everything

the one where the bus bumbles
on rural roads
picking up the scented afternoon
of a petrified skunk

the one where no one is
   home
             and i
remember childhood

9/1/2018