#thirties - Hello Poetry

when i was little, a kid I rode the bus with told me that alligators lived in the sewers. I still think of that to this day, and watch my step around street drains. when I was even younger, I asked my mom how the stoplight turned from red to green. She said "theres a mouse inside of them and some cheese. When the mouse goes to eat the cheese, then the light turns green!" I believed it. And some days, when i'm driving aimlessly through town, I remember the mouse and the cheese when I get stuck at a light. I've always been afraid of drains, whether in pools or bathtubs. Maybe it stems from the kid who told me the alligator lie. But either way, I still hate them. Possibly even more than ever. I wish I had more memories of my childhood. The older I get, the more they become blurred, erased it seems. They survive through family photos stored in closets and old tapes with the wrong labels. But for some reason, I do tend to remember the bad memories. Those never leave my mind. Like the alligators. Now I am 29 going on 30. (Living the last couple hours of my 20's as I write this actually). I feel nostalgia setting in and I also feel sadness. It is officially the end of an era. My twenties will soon be a thing of the past. Just a moment in time. We constantly grow. From baby to toddler, child to teen, and on to adulthood we go. Each year delicate as the last. Learning more about the world and the way things work. I now know how traffic lights actually work. And I think I am certain alligators don't really live in our midwestern sewer systems. And I'm also not ready to turn 30.

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Apr 3, 2023

Apr 3, 2023 at 11:12 PM UTC

girluninterrupted

on turning 30

when i was little, a kid I rode the bus with told me that alligators lived in the sewers. I still think of that to this day, and watch my step around street drains. when I was even younger, I asked my mom how the stoplight turned from red to green. She said "theres a mouse inside of them and some cheese. When the mouse goes to eat the cheese, then the light turns green!" I believed it. And some days, when i'm driving aimlessly through town, I remember the mouse and the cheese when I get stuck at a light. I've always been afraid of drains, whether in pools or bathtubs. Maybe it stems from the kid who told me the alligator lie. But either way, I still hate them. Possibly even more than ever. I wish I had more memories of my childhood. The older I get, the more they become blurred, erased it seems. They survive through family photos stored in closets and old tapes with the wrong labels. But for some reason, I do tend to remember the bad memories. Those never leave my mind. Like the alligators. Now I am 29 going on 30. (Living the last couple hours of my 20's as I write this actually). I feel nostalgia setting in and I also feel sadness. It is officially the end of an era. My twenties will soon be a thing of the past. Just a moment in time. We constantly grow. From baby to toddler, child to teen, and on to adulthood we go. Each year delicate as the last. Learning more about the world and the way things work. I now know how traffic lights actually work. And I think I am certain alligators don't really live in our midwestern sewer systems. And I'm also not ready to turn 30.

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just thinking back on my twenties and cracking a smile for every tree I hollowed out to make room for a new universe. now, in my thirties, I laugh at windows stacked on top of Mercury's head as Venus covers her mouth and hides again.

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Oct 12, 2020

Oct 12, 2020 at 4:15 AM UTC

Laokos

time flies buzzing around my head

just thinking back on my twenties and cracking a smile for every tree I hollowed out to make room for a new universe. now, in my thirties, I laugh at windows stacked on top of Mercury's head as Venus covers her mouth and hides again.

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I'm a 40-hour a-week'er, 365 days a mommy, But nobody calls me 'wife', Sleepy most days, Donuts no glaze, Navigating a new life.

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May 16, 2017

May 16, 2017 at 8:46 AM UTC

DblNickel

Life Chapter 4 (Blue)

I'm a 40-hour a-week'er, 365 days a mommy, But nobody calls me 'wife', Sleepy most days, Donuts no glaze, Navigating a new life.

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