Slipping
As a child meant falling
As we were trying to walk
Cutting
In preschool meant using
Scissors on our card stock
Crying
When we were young was
When we lost our favorite toys
Screaming
As a toddler was
For the sake of making noise
Hoping
Way back then was always
A naturally occurring action
Thinking
In out youth wasn't just
For death's distraction.

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