I started growing
measuring each incremental inch
in the doorway frame
grinning as it clearly showed
a spurt.
Although my bones were aching
I ran as fast as I could
to the corner and back
time and time again
Challenging my small young frame
to ache
and grow
And, oh, the pleasure
of those growing aches
as I leaped
to push
upward
taller
older.
Those aches felt so good!
lawrence j klumas
© july 2014
Jul 12, 2014
Jul 12, 2014 at 5:07 PM UTC
I started growing
measuring each incremental inch
in the doorway frame
grinning as it clearly showed
a spurt.
Although my bones were aching
I ran as fast as I could
to the corner and back
time and time again
Challenging my small young frame
to ache
and grow
And, oh, the pleasure
of those growing aches
as I leaped
to push
upward
taller
older.
Those aches felt so good!
lawrence j klumas
© july 2014