Saturday, March 18, 2023

Lost moment Poetic Asides

 

For Me

 

When my kids were young,

my friend and I were writing a book

based in Hawaii.

She worked at a travel agency

and found an affordable deal.

Hawaii, but we didn’t go.

I had to ask myself why not?

 

I pictured myself as a little girl

walking through a department store

passing up dolls, toys and dresses

that weren’t for me,

because with five girls

my parents couldn’t afford a lot.

 

Then highschool, college,

raising young children

carrying that thought with me

like a stuffed suitcase.

 

It’s not for me.

It’s not for me.

It’s not for me.

 

Then I started realizing

to satisfy

this longing for travel

is for me.

No comments: