I remember
dripping ice cream onto
freshly scraped knees.
building fairy houses.
having nowhere to go
but everywhere to explore.
riding my bike until dark.
playing hopscotch, if even by myself.
thinking 28 was old.
I remember
a lifetime a go when I had
my whole lifetime.
Heart, I tell you: "Hurt me no more,
Even though you must and always will betray."
Goodbye innocence.