I ran barefoot
In the lush and cool
Summer grass
The sun’s warmth
Makes me feel at peace
I relax in a lawn chair
I watch monarch butterflies
Dance around in the air
They eat from the honeysuckle
I walk down to the creek
I knock down the water weeds
My sisters, Vi and Tanya, join me
We pick cicada shells
Off the pine trees
The sap smells wonderful
Vi and I go to the Big Yard
We roll around in the grass
I bury a big plastic coin
The ice cream truck pulls up
We get flavored ice cones
My favorite is blue raspberry
We buy foot-long strawberry licorice
And buttered popcorn
How I long for those days
When the street lights come on
It’s time to go home for dinner
We run home and wash our hands
These childhood memories
They are very dear to me
It was when I was truly happy
The loss of childhood innocence
It’s a terrible thing
Knowledge of evil is terrible
by Zachary Uram
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