Innocence

We tug at each other's egos 

With love in our hearts 

Ignoring the rules and awkward stares 

From familiar faces 

Who never had a clue 

Nor a glimpse inside the world that we created. 

Silly faces 

And names to go with them.

I'll race you down the hall 

Up the stairs 

Around the corner. 

Remembering the days 

Chasing dreams and then each other. 

Dragonflies under the hot sun 

A soccer ball 

And taking you down inside my living room. 

Eyes like the ocean with the hands of a boy. 

Watching numbers on the clock disappear. 

Mental pictures in the mirror.

Conversations through an open door. 

Five more minutes?

I'll walk you to your car, 

Fighting the words goodbye 

If only until the next time.-