What Once was Mine
What Once was Mine The grass shimmered as I ran, The trees were swaying, My mom and I blew bubbles, As we laughed out in joy. Though I lived somewhere I was not welcome, I still played with my dolls and cars, Jumped from the swings, And listened to my dad’s stories as I went to school. I groaned when we went on drives, Spoke to the the sunset in the river, With my hands wide open, I welcomed the breeze of Mississippi. I wish to go back into the past, To mend my mistakes, The times I yelled at my parents, Or spent less time on screens… And more with my family… Before they faded away. I look back in quiet sorrow, Feeling a sharp pang in my heart, Regretting I didn’t know I was truly happy, Too young then to understand. I cannot return to what was once mine , But perhaps the present, If I’m careful, It may not slip past me too.