Trapped in a Tree

High above the ground

on a limb in an old, twisted tree

hiding safe and sound

from the world, just you and me.

Children for infinity

no troubles, pains or aches

not thinking of the days ahead

or what pains adulthood makes.

Laughter, giggles, teasing...

friends without a thought.

Innocence so easy

never feeling old and distraught.

Age grabs you by the foot

rips you down from underneath

and childhood memories stood

while distance aches from beneath.

Misunderstood you disappeared

snatched, grabbed, taken fast

if you only knew how much we cared...

maybe you’d still be here.

There’s nothing more to say...

no words to match the thoughts

but I’ll never forget our childhood

 and my memory of you is trapped in our tree that I see every single day..

In Memory of J.S.