i remember when
sadness
was always just a temporary thing
when being high
was just swinging on the playground
when
a simple kiss
was a magical, scary thing
and not the beginning of a bad decision
when
death was just a bad dream
and school was a safe place
i remember when I was young
and life didn't seem
like a balancing act
with nothing
under
my feet

i miss the stars
of last summer
the death of my childhood
kissed goodbye
drank away
under those stars