Watching The Tree Grow

by Twan - Aries

Your life, your mind, your love, you find
That everything's a stretch
As a child I did childish things
as an adult I guess I'm a wretch
The dance begins, and, well, it's said
that time flies by
But whoever said that, well, was it a lie?
Leaves, grow, dry, fall and grow again
Time waits for no one
Before a time daybreak would find me asleep
more often now I see the sun
Here comes the sun, closing off the night
Day after day after day we sleep tight
With no thought in mind about what comes next
replaying the past in both thumbs and text
Cross-legged as a preschooler, dancing to a beat
at a time when my most important question was "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?"
The skyline changed as I did
Buildings came and buildings went
I grew into an adolescent
Yet sex was not heaven-sent
The John Hancock. The Sears Tower and the Four Seasons
No one took my virginity? For what reasons?
Winters came and summers left, and hydrants were opened
Water floods the streets
I played baseball yet was so poor I didn't even have used cleats
Living for the love of you, but I don't know who "you" are
and they turned me around, and kicked me somewhere real far
We love who we love, not who we choose
Sometimes this left me singing the blues
Left me on a country road true
And I still don't have a single clue
They cut down that tree, they filled in the field with condos and twee
but whatever they do, they can't take it from me.
Until.
Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2009-07-31 06:07:15
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:47:13
Poem ID: 72026

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