Poetry Corner: Remember When...

Do you remember back in Kindergarten, the days of simplicity and safety scissors. Thanks to DAScottjr for the topic. A little poem about the joy of school, before it became a struggle or torture. What do you remember from the early days of school? Leave me a comment below, Dear Readers...

Remember When…

Metal and plastic,

The safety kinds, you know

When craft time begins, but really how can you

Manage to cut anything with

Safety scissors,

Making rings around your fingers as you cut.

Remember?

But, I prefer the glitter and glue

Elmer’s drying on my palm

Like a second skin,

Peeling,

Peeling

Slowly away, when I should be making art.

Remember?

Snack time,

Fruit rolls are like crack,

always wanting more.

Usually the box wouldn’t make it home

From the grocer’s

Or maybe pudding cups,

Metal lid,

Pry it off,

And plastic spoons to scoop out the

Chocolatey gold.

Remember?

Math sheets,

Timed

Not my favourite subject even back then—

Faced down and GO

the timer starts

Never finished the whole sheet.

Remember?

The simple things

That made school less harrowing

Maybe more enjoyable

Years after,

When taxes, 

mortgages,

speeding tickets, 

and arthritis 

fills your world.

Remember?

I know I do.