a small room
the world in pages
blazing eyes
~~
bamboo hut today
one day I’ll build a tower
the backyard is small
~~
piracies
fights with strangers
bullied words
~~
that summer camp
he pushed me about
I snuck behind
~~
beating him
he quit in pain
so why did I cry?
~~
hiking alone
through Catholic cemeteries
and oil fields
~~
my first dog
run over by a car
~~
reading Genghis Khan
in biology
my teacher took the book
~~
cabin in Big Bear
snow sledding, locks to pick
what’s lurking beyond?
~~
socialist communist
laissez-faire capitalist
now I don’t care
~~
touch the ground, it’s dirt
close your eyes
and build a tower
Note: Written to Haiku Heights' prompt on 3/10/2012, "Childhood."
Year:
2012
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