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Younger

Grandpa used to run down the sidewalk as we drove away.

Anything to make the grand kids happy.

But he was younger

And I was younger,

And the willow tree wasn't fully grown yet.

 

Puddles always remind me of silky nightgowns

And a backyard that was my wonderland.

But that was when my grandmother was younger

And I was younger,

And words were still beautiful.

 

Driving away is a cheap escape,

I can't afford much.

I am trapped as being younger

Because when I was younger

My mother told me I had no means of survival.

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