Fond

Break the vase over my head
That was cracked from my childhood

My sneakers are worn
From dodging cracks in the sidewalk

The spokes of my wheels
Bent from jumping the potholes

Knees scraped and bloodied
From sandbox adventures
The girl from the playground
Held my heart in two hands

The guardians watched on
With a fierce eye
The world was bigger then
And I don't know why

Lessons learned
In the drive-thru of ages
Ten
Eight
Seven
Six
Five
Four
Two

One Life
Many second chances
Three wishes max
And Four-square dances

From a time
When luck was just a clover field away
I loved us
And every second of our yesterdays