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desperado Member
since 1999-05-24
Posts 312FT Hood,Tx 
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I saw the place I once looked at with child eyes and baby feet where I once saw a castle I now see a shack where I once saw a dangerous jungle I now see a murky grove where I once saw adventure I now see nothing. how the years have changed me since I was a lad knee high and a super hero with a woman to save now I'm an adult with only work as my comfort bills on the table piling higher and higher as it will soon rival mount olympus where did those lazy days of summer go when I ran around barefoot and shirtless my skin all aglow with tree branches waving like swords through the air pirates and cowboys and indians in my eyes space rangers, aliens, and animals too all seemed like things to help me get through yet I had you there as we pushed and we shoved said who was better and who could be who I wish it was simple like it was way back when but now it's a tragic shakespearian end maybe I could go back and swing back time reaching higher and higher, easily I climb yet nothing changes in this world that I live trapped inside responsibility and other such things oh but I'll remember those sweet little days when granchildren come over and crawl around my short hairy legs I'll tell them whoopers and tales like they've never heard before make them smile and laugh and feel good inside the way I did when I was young the way I did yesterday "There were times in my life when I was going insane tryin to walk through the pain. When I lost my grip and I hit the floor yeah I thought I could le |
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snowpants Member Elite
since 2000-09-16
Posts 2061KS |
Great write, desperado. Wonderfully expressed! sp  'cause I want nothing more than to sit outside heaven's door and listen to you breathing... |
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dgvarner Member Elite
since 2000-05-13
Posts 3552High Springs, Florida |
love this, des...thanks for the little journey back in time..and thru your wonderings... "everything changes but the change..." -c hart hugs, g"i know its kinda late i hope i didnt wake you but theres somethin i just gotta say-- i knew you'd understand..." jcroce |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
This is very good and you paint a great picture of before and after. Hugs, ME |
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Saxoness
since 1999-07-18
Posts 1102Texas |
I've been here. Sometimes I just sit in my room and look outside at the big tree in front of it, and wonder what happened to the day of summer when the only thing in my mind was how high i could climb, and what cool fort or spaceship my brother and I would create. Walking barefoot through the grass, sleeping under a tree, eating grilled cheese sandwhiches and koolaide in the afternoons. Sometimes it makes my heart ache for those days. You said it perfectly luv. "Glory remains unaware of my neglected dwelling where alone I sing my tearful song which has charms only for me." |
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