The Other Side

by Annette - Leo

Seems to me, I vaguely recall
the many a baseball lost.
Nor the myriad of evenings
sent to my room without supper
(for provoking the Denim's dog.)
Memory eludes the times...
...$.25 for a gander at
Becky Denim sunbathing.
Over the years
I rekon I lost track.
The multitude of hours.
Depicting commando units
infiltrating the enemy's fortress.
The annual autumn feud
between my old man and old man Denim
over "whose leaves they really were".
Huh.
Funny how I call to mind -
the evening the Sheriff
escorted Mr. Denim away...
The other side of the fence
was never the same.

Reason for writing:

    a trip through the neighborhood where I grew up...    

Birth sign: Leo
Date created: 1999-07-22 18:58:11
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:15
Poem ID: 52949

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