What Once was Mine

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 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.

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