Elusive Ink

Grow
By Lindsey Ann Bledsoe

Don’t forget your child eyes.
The ones that let you see through lies.
Piercing through the grown-up hurt.
Seeing all the good, and worth.

Don’t forget to play pretend.
Let your imagination bend.
Run wild, and remember things.
Forget that people don’t have wings.

When rainbow band-aids make your day,
And no one’s ever in your way.
You don’t mind when your wallet’s bare.
You just enjoy the velcro there.

Bubble wrap brings pure delight.
Only monsters haunt the night.
Muddy clothes irk all but you.
Don’t forget to tie your shoes.

The problems all feel bigger now.
Simplicity seems dull, somehow.
A cardboard box is Monday’s trash.
A lightning bolt is just a flash.

Everything is analyzed.
Shrouded in our complex lies.
It’s not as if we try our best,
To disappoint. To attract stress.

That’s all there is to say I guess.
There’s no excuse.