thesamethingtomorrow

there in the park i found my youth in an excerpt

that read something like im real, take it or leave it.

my first instinct was to leave it

and so i did

somehow, though, it found meeh.

the squirrels were chasing each other around the tree

up the branches

disappearing behind the foliage

the smell of morning dew was still on the grass

but i laid my blanket down

so i wasnt worried about getting wet.

i fell in love with what i saw

and only hoped the feeling was mutual

so that the breeze would never end

the wind and I had an understanding

the silhouette of a man and woman dancing in the distance caught my eye

they laughed like teenagers finding love for the first time

it seemed like the nights and days were passing

but they never left the park

two and a half children playing in the not too far distance

made meeh think of a future i could have given up on

a tear made its way out

and all i wanted was to shake their parents hand

they seemed well groomed and good natured

it was a plus that they had manners to match.

for a while i watched the sun play peek a boo with the clouds

and all i could think of was "what took so long"

no answer came to mind

so i simply enjoyed the chase of squirrels

the innocent intrigue if children

and the hopeless romance of their father and mother

the sun decided to give way to the moon

or was it the moon for the sun

either way i will make it back to stable ground

and hope to see the same thing tomorrow