alexthehueman

Those Kids We Once Were

I remember 

One time in a large creek or a small, barren river

I went with a friend to explore

 

It was in the woods behind his house

I hear the blue current coursing now
A cacophony of spring colors and sounds 

It was my rabbit hole to go down

 

I think that was the first time I ever felt that way

Truly free

I still think about it to this day

 

Now, never again will we be those kids

Uploading silly YouTube vids

Our only purpose was to do that

As well as make each other laugh

 

Like the video of the “liger cage.\" 

But it was just a trailer, with a cat

I don\'t think we\'ll ever have imagination quite like that

 

Similar to the river

We often found ourselves recording in the woods

Something about being out there

I think I\'d stay if I could

Always dancing with the breeze 

Playing, doing what I please

At least among the trees,

I stood tall

As they looked up to me

 

Like anyone else

I try to keep that ‘me’ alive inside myself

But the irony would be deafening

If I kept it trapped in a cage on the shelf

 

We\'ll never be those kids again

Lost in a sacred time free of stress

Now we only remember when

 

But that\'s okay, I guess